“…He became poor for your sake, to make you rich out of His poverty” (I Corinthians 8:9).
A poor old man bowed his head to say Grace. He prayed, “I thank you Lord for my daily bread and all the blessings you bestow on me.”
“Humph!” snorted the landowner, noticing the coarse dark bread and cheese constituting the poor old man’s lunch. “If that were all I had to eat, I don’t think I would feel like giving thanks.” “Oh,” replied old Hans, “it is quite sufficient. God always provides me with all I ever need. But it is remarkable that you should come by today, sir. I…I feel I should tell you, I had a strange dream just before awakening this morning.” “And what did you dream?” the landowner asked with an amused smile. “It seemed there was beauty and peace all around, and yet I could hear a voice saying,
‘the richest man in the valley will die tonight.’” “Dreams!” yelled the…
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