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The Rainbow

Once upon a time all the colours of the rainbow started to fight about which of them was the most important.

Green said:   I am the sign of life and hope.

Blue said: I am the colour of sky and sea.  I am the sign of peace.

Yellow chuckled:  I am the sign of laughter and fun.

Orange said: I am the sign of health and strength.

Red shouted: I am the sign of love, bravery and danger.

Purple boasted: I am the sign of Kings and Bishops.

Indigo said: Without me you are nothing.  I am the sign of prayer, silence and inner peace.

Then the rain spoke “You foolish colours fighting like that.  Don’t you know that God made each of you for a special reason, each person unique and different.  He loves you all.  Join hands together.  God will stretch you across the sky in a great bow as a sign of unity.

When we see a rainbow, let us remember that God created everyone in the World and He wants us to love one another and live together in Peace.

(Thanks to Hazel Bevington for submitting the above.)

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