-OLD DOORS
--By: Carla Muir ~
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The auction at a quaint old farm
brought many folks that day.
Most items sold for less than half
of what we thought they'd pay.

New owners did not care for old.
So on that day in June,
disinterested, they watched the sale
until the afternoon.

Then as the dusk of evening summoned
farmers to their chores--
the auctioneer began his bid
on beautiful old doors.

The bidding started at a price
below what they appraise.
But every time I gave my bid--
a frail 'ol hand would raise.

So back and forth we both would bid
past what I could afford.
Although I wanted those old doors,
I stopped when prices soared.

Then as the sale ended and
I started out to leave,
I met the frail 'ol woman with
the doors she did retrieve.

"Why did you pay so much for them?"
Her answer was precise.
"My children's heights are on those door---
for which there is no price."
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Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." [John 14:6]