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PICTURE OF LOVE
(4/2/2001)


Author unknown

A woman is dying of AIDS. A priest is summoned. He attempts to comfort her, but to no avail. "I am lost" she said. "I have ruined my life and every life around me. Now i'm going painfully to hell. There is no hope for me." The priest saw a framed picture of a pretty girl on the dresser. "Who is this?" He asked. The woman brightened.

"She's my daughter, the one beautiful thing in my life."

"And would you help her if she was in trouble, or made a mistake? Would you forgive her? Would you still love her?"

"Of course i would!" cried the woman. "I would do anything for her! Why do you ask such a question?"

"Because i wanted you to know," said the priest, "That God has a picture of you on His dresser."