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The Handkerchief

Story ID:	336
Written by:	Darrell Lindsey
Story type:	Poem
Location:	Nacogdoches Texas USA
Year:	1964
Person:	mother

I was reading through the Psalms in tears
when I found the line, "my hope is in Thee"
and no sooner than I had spoken the words
Jesus handed a handkerchief to me.

Maybe it could have been any color
but the one He gave me was red
He put my initials in the corners
and with great compasion He said...

Child, why are you crying
in the bad times, I'm here for you
don't hesitate to call on your Father
for there's no end to what your Father will do.

Then my Father slipped back to Heaven
and my daddy walked right on in
he asked where I got the handkerchief
and I said it was a gift from a friend.

Then he said, child, why are you crying
in the bad times,I'm here for you
don't hesitate to call on your father
for there's no end to what your father will do.

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