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Jeffrey Sturdivant

IT DEPENDS WHOSE HANDS IT’S IN

A basketball in my hands is worth about $19

A basketball in Michael Jordan’s hands is

worth about $33 million

It depends whose hands it’s in

A baseball in my hands is worth about $6

A baseball in Mark McGuire’s hands is worth $19 million

It depends whose hands it’s in

A tennis racket is useless in my hands

A tennis racket in Pete Sampras’ hands

is a Wimbledon Championship

It depends whose hands it’s in

A rod in my hands will keep away a wild animal

A rod in Moses’ hands will part the mighty sea

It depends whose hands it’s in

A sling shot in my hands is a kid’s toy

A sling shot in David’s hand is a mighty weapon.

It depends whose hands it’s in

Two fish and 5 loaves of bread in my hands

is a couple of fish sandwiches.

Two fish and 5 loaves of bread in God’s

hands will feed thousands It depends whose hands it’s in

Nails in my hands might produce a birdhouse

Nails in Jesus Christ’s hands will produce

salvation for the entire world.

It depends whose hands it’s in

As you see now it depends whose hands it’s in.

So put your concerns, your worries, your fears,

your hopes, your dreams, your families and

your relationships in God’s hands because

It depends whose hands it’s in.(Author Unknown)...

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