Internet tear-jerking stories

Dennis Gonzalez · June-28th-2007, 10:38 AM

Please post one of those beautiful tear-jerking stories that are sent your way by well-meaning friends who have nothing better to do but to pass on these lovely anecdotes.

I'll start with one that I got today:

A minister passing through his church
In the middle of the day,

Decided to pause by the altar
And see who had come to pray.

Just then the back door opened,
A man came down the aisle,

The minister frowned as he saw
The man hadn't shaved in a while.
His shirt was kind a shabby
And his coat was worn and frayed,
The man knelt, he bowed his head,
Then rose and walked away.

In the days that followed,
Each noon time came this chap,
Each time he knelt just for a moment,
A lunch pail in his lap.

Well, the minister's suspicions grew,
With robbery a main fear,
He decided to stop the man and ask him,
"What are you doing here?"

The old man said, he worked down the road.
Lunch was half an hour.

Lunchtime was his prayer time,
For finding strength and power.
"I stay only moments, see,
Because the factory is so far away;
As I kneel here talking to the Lord,
This is kind a what I say:

"I JUST CAME AGAIN TO TELL YOU, LORD,
HOW HAPPY I'VE BEEN,
SINCE WE FOUND EACH OTHER'S FRIENDSHIP
AND YOU TOOK AWAY MY SIN.
DON'T KNOW MUCH OF HOW TO PRAY,
BUT I THINK ABOUT YOU EVERYDAY.
SO, JESUS, THIS IS JIM

CHECKING IN TODAY."

The minister feeling foolish,
Told Jim, that was fine.

He told the man he was welcome
To come and pray just anytime.

Time to go, Jim smiled, said "Thanks."

He hurried to the door.

The minister knelt at the altar,
He'd never done it before.

His cold heart melted, warmed with love,
And met with Jesus there.
As the tears flowed, in his heart,
He repeated old Jim's prayer:

"I JUST CAME AGAIN TO TELL YOU, LORD,
HOW HAPPY I'VE BEEN,
SINCE WE FOUND EACH OTHER'S FRIENDSHIP
AND YOU TOOK AWAY MY SIN.
I DON'T KNOW MUCH OF HOW TO PRAY, BUT
I THINK ABOUT YOU EVERYDAY.
SO, JESUS, THIS IS ME CHECKING IN TODAY."

Past noon one day, the minister noticed
That old Jim hadn't come.

As more days passed without Jim,
He began to worry some.

At the factory, he asked about him,
Learning he was ill.

The hospital staff was worried,
But he'd given them a thrill.

The week that Jim was with them,
Brought changes in the ward.

His smiles, a joy contagious.

Changed people, were his reward.

The head nurse couldn't understand
Why Jim was so glad,
When no flowers, calls or cards came,
Not a visitor he had.

The minister stayed by his bed,
He voiced the nurse's concern:

No friends came to show they cared.

He had nowhere to turn.

Looking surprised, old Jim spoke
Up and with a winsome smile;
"the nurse is wrong, she couldn't know,
That in here all the while
Everyday at noon He's here,
A dear friend of mine, you see,
He sits right down, takes my hand,
Leans over and says to me:

"I JUST CAME AGAIN TO TELL YOU, JIM,
HOW HAPPY I HAVE BEEN,
SINCE WE FOUND THIS FRIENDSHIP,
AND I TOOK AWAY YOUR SIN.
ALWAYS LOVE TO HEAR YOU PRAY,
I THINK ABOUT YOU EACH DAY,
AND SO JIM, THIS IS JESUS
CHECKING IN TODAY."

If this blesses you, pass it on
Many people will walk in and out of your life,
But only true friends will leave
Footprints in your heart.

May God hold you in the palm of His hand
And Angels watch over you.

But for those of us who are already His, He not
Only holds us in the palm of His hand, but has
Engraved our names there, and we are continually
In His sight (Isaiah 49:16)

Please pass this page on to your friends & loved ones.
If you aren't ashamed.

Jesus said,
" If you are ashamed of me," I will be ashamed
Of you before my Father."

clinthopson · June-28th-2007, 11:14 AM

I may fwow up.

Jazzzoline · June-28th-2007, 11:46 AM

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Gary Sisco · June-28th-2007, 12:00 PM

Who is that starts these things? They're always FW: FW: FW....

Vince Kargatis · June-28th-2007, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gary Sisco

Who is that starts these things? They're always FW: FW: FW....

That's just a convenient method to count idiots - always a good reminder.

Gary Sisco · June-28th-2007, 12:29 PM

I just dump them.

I can't possibly understand how stupid people would have to be to fall for the ones wanting money.

Gentle Giant · June-28th-2007, 12:30 PM

There are a lot that circulate among women, sending messages about how strong women can be, and how much they love their friends and don't take anything for granted and yada yada yada. One of my wife's friends sends them to her all the time.

They remind me of Susan Polis Schutz greeting cards. Yuk.

Gary Sisco · June-28th-2007, 12:37 PM

If I ever suffered any illusions re women this and women that by comparison with men, they have been totally lost since having lived with Bronwyn all these years. It's almost entirely women in these various homehealth agencies we've been struggling with almost nonstop, and almost all women that allegedly oversee them in the State. Those in managerial or administrative jobs in particular have been as vicious and immoral as any man I've encountered, anywhere. Breathtakingly, so, actually. The morals of gila monsters.

Monte Smith · June-28th-2007, 12:46 PM

But for one word in the title, this would be an awesome thread.

Brian Olewnick · June-28th-2007, 01:06 PM

Oh. I was pronouncing it "TARE". Thought it had to do with stories about difficult to open packages.

I have a few of those.

clinthopson · June-28th-2007, 01:59 PM

How can I certify that the Nigerian address where I'm sending the money is correct?

Jimmy Cantiello · June-28th-2007, 02:26 PM

Send the address and money to me and I'll make sure it's correct before sending it on.

Dennis Gonzalez · June-28th-2007, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monte Smith

But for one word in the title, this would be an awesome thread.

Ah go slap your minkey, Monte!

bluenoter · June-28th-2007, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gentle Giant

There are a lot that circulate among women, sending messages about how strong women can be, and how much they love their friends and don't take anything for granted and yada yada yada. One of my wife's friends sends them to her all the time.

Oh, shit, do I hate those e-mails. What's even worse is that many of them say something like, "And if you think that I'm also one of the smartest women you know, send a copy of this e-mail back to me!"

Those e-mails depress the hell out of me. The subtext always seems to be

--men rule the world, so we poor women have to stick together

or

--men rule the world, but we women are pretty cool anyway.

As a matter of fact, I've begged the worst offenders not to forward me any more generic, passed-around e-mails of any kind, no matter how "inspirational," "important," "interesting," or even "funny." They just ignore the request.

It also depresses me that in that one respect, dear friends of mine are idiots. Maybe I'm just an ingrate.

Gary Sisco · June-29th-2007, 07:41 AM

I like the ones that pretend to be actual correspondence with you. As if you'd not recall that great rate on the new mortgage, hey. Just send your account information right away.

I mean, really. Clearly people must make money doing these things or they'd have stopped long ago. But just how dumb....

Dennis Gonzalez · June-30th-2007, 01:04 PM

Got this one this morning from a former JazzCorner member:

Please don't break this even if you only send it to one person. Thanks

NOTICE AT THE END, THE DATE
THE CANDLE WAS STARTED.
GONNA GIVE YOU GOOSE BUMPS.

I am not going to be the one who
lets it die. I found it believable ---
angels have walked beside me
all my life--and they still do.

*********************

This is to all of you who
mean something to me,I pray for your happiness.

The Candle Of Love, Hope & Friendship

This candle was lit on the 15th of September, 1998.

Someone who loves you has helped
keep it alive by sending it to you.

Don't let The Candle of Love, Hope
and Friendship die! Pass It On To All

Of Your Friends and Everyone You Love!
May God richly bless you as you keep this candle burning.

I received this today for the 1st time and I hope it comes back someday again.

Please keep this candle alive

Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

I'm sniffling now...

rene · June-30th-2007, 08:21 PM

i like to read these kind of e-mails once in a while but immediately discard them once i see the all too oft "chain-scare" at the end, that hated "something terrible might happen to you if you don't pass this to others" tingy.

however, if the message in it is truly good, I take the liberty of removing the "awful-chain-part" and pass it to some selected friends.

Dennis Gonzalez · June-30th-2007, 09:00 PM

Excellent idea, rene! I do get a bit superstitious about the implied and expressed threats, so I don't ever finish reading the passed-along e-mail.

Tom Storer · July-1st-2007, 02:45 AM

Meanwhile, I'd like to alert you all to some terrifying viruses that come in email messages. If you open the message, the virus will delete your entire hard disk! There's no way to fight it! We're all doomed! Unless you send this message to everyone you have ever known, immediately. Please! This is no hoax!

Not only that, there's an innocent child who is need of an organ transplant within one month or else it's certain death. Please send this to everyone you know! Maybe some one will donate an organ and save the child's life! If you act fast! Hurry! Remember, send it to everyone you know!

And, finally, in a certain country in the world, a death sentence will soon be carried out on an innocent person unless you sign this shocked and indignant email petition and send it, that's right, to everyone you know! Right now!