Through much work and diligent prayer and by the grace of God          I have been able to bring precious women to a saving knowledge of     the Lord Jesus!  And my ministry continues…I am amazed by the   way I can pray freely with others on Instant Messenger.  I have        also created a Web Site, where my husband and I have a Prayer     Minister.  You can visit it here:   http://groups.msn.com/BrothersKeeperMinistry/welcome.msnw What you read on these pages are taken from the Bible and     are meant to be practiced.  Jesus is my Saviour, and (1) I serve    Him! I know the importance of witnessing and bringing others  to a personnal relationship with a living God through Jesus                              Christ. (2) I worship Him according to the scriptures, in our      local church.  This is in essence what the Bible is all about,        outside of that, there is no personal relationship with Him.                              The Dash    At the funeral of a friend   He referred to the dates on her tombstone   From the beginning to the end He noted that first came her date of her   birth   And spoke the following date with tears,   But he said what mattered most of all   Was the dash between those years For that dash represents all the time   That she spent alive on earth.   And now only those who loved her   Know what that little line is worth. For it matters not how much we own;   The cars, the house, the cash,   What matters is how we live and love   And how we spend our dash. So think about this long and hard.   Are there things you’d like to change?   For you never know how much time is left,   That can still be rearranged. If we could just slow down enough   To consider what’s true and real   And always try to understand   The way other people feel. And be less quick to anger,   And show appreciation more   And love the people in our lives   Like we’ve never loved before. If we treat each other with respect,   And more often wear a smile   Remembering that this special dash   Might only last a little while. So, when your eulogy is being read   With your life’s actions to rehash   Would you be proud of the things they say   About how you spent your dash? by Linda Ellis