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IF YOUR VERY VERY QUIET AND VERY VERY STILL YOU CAN HEAR HIM TALKING AND KNOW THAT HE IS REAL WHISPERING THROUGH THE TREES AND THE SONGS OF THE BIRDS CHIRPING OF THE CRICKETS MOVEMENT OF THE HERD THE RUSTLING OF GRASS SOFTLY PUSHED ASIDE BY FEET STEPPING QUIETLY PAUSING WHILE IN STRIDE A MARE SOFTLY COAXING A PRECIOUS NEWBORN FOAL THE CREATION OF LIFE WARMS YOU TO YOUR SOUL IF YOU LISTEN YOU CAN HEAR YOUR HEART SLOWLY BEATING COUNTING OUT THE SECONDS OF YOUR SHORT LIFE FLEETING JUST CLOSE YOUR EYES AND LISTEN TO ALL THE THINGS YOU MISS WORRYING ABOUT DAY TO DAY TOO LONG IS YOUR LIST LISTEN TO WHAT IS IMPORTANT LIFE GOES ON ALL AROUND THINK NOW WHAT YOU’RE HEARING AND THE TREASURES YOU FOUND SO IF YOU’RE VERY VERY QUIET AND VERY VERY STILL YOU’LL KNOW WHO IS TALKING AND KNOW THAT GOD IS REAL

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Date: 2/5/2016 12:02:00 AM
God is real, thanks for sharing. LINDA
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