• Gem Collection

  Contributed by Roger Miller on Apr 27, 2010 (message contributor)

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  Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

GEM COLLECTION

Len Sweet, a Methodist preacher, tells how he complimented a woman in Rustin, Louisiana on her jewelry. She smiled and said, "Thank you. I collect gems." I agreed and said, "It shows."

"No," she insisted. "I don't collect those gems. I collect real 'gems.' I have a gem of a husband, a gem of a daughter, a gem of a friend, a gem of a pastor. Those are the real 'gems' I invest in."

How is your gem collection doing? Who are the gems in your "crown of joy?"