Foxfire
May 8th, 2005, 15:43
> > T-shirt with holes in it, jeans, and no shoes.
> > This was literally his wardrobe for his entire four years of college.
> > He is brilliant. Kind of esoteric and very, very bright. He became a
> > Christian while attending college. Across the street from the
> > campus is a well-dressed, very conservative church. They want to
> > develop a ministry to the students but are not sure how to go about
> > it.
> >
> > One day Bill decides to go there. He walks in with no shoes, jeans,
> > his T-shirt, and wild hair. The service has already started and so
> > Bill starts down the aisle looking for a seat. The church is
> > completely packed and he can't find a seat. By now, people are really
> > looking a bit uncomfortable, but no one says anything. Bill gets
> > closer and closer and closer to the pulpit, and when he realizes there
> > are no seats, he just squats down right on the carpet.
> >
> > By now the people are really uptight, and the tension in the air is
> > thick. About this time, the minister realizes that from way at the
> > back of the church, a deacon is slowly making his way toward Bill.
> >
> > Now the deacon is in his eighties, has silver-gray hair, and a
> > three-piece suit. A godly man, very elegant, very dignified, very
> > courtly. He walks with a cane and, as he starts walking toward this
> > boy, everyone is saying to themselves that you can't blame him for
> > what he's going to do. How can you expect a man of his age and of his
> > background to understand some college kid on the floor?
> >
> > It takes a long time for the man to reach the boy. The church is
> > utterly silent except for the clicking of the man's cane. All eyes are
> > focused on him. You can't even hear
> > anyone breathing. The minister can't even preach the sermon until the
> > deacon does what he has to do. And now they see this elderly man drop
> > his cane on the floor. With great difficulty, he lowers himself and
> > sits down next to Bill and worships with him so he won't be alone.
> >
> > Everyone chokes up with emotion. When the minister gains control, he
> > says, "What I'm about to preach, you will never remember. What you
> > have just seen, you will never forget."
> >
> > "Be careful how you live. You may be the only Bible some people will
> > ever read".
> >
> > I asked the Lord to bless you as I prayed for you today. To guide you
> > and protect you as you go along your way...... His love is always
> > with you, His promises are true, and when we give Him all our cares,
> > you know He will see us through.
> > This was literally his wardrobe for his entire four years of college.
> > He is brilliant. Kind of esoteric and very, very bright. He became a
> > Christian while attending college. Across the street from the
> > campus is a well-dressed, very conservative church. They want to
> > develop a ministry to the students but are not sure how to go about
> > it.
> >
> > One day Bill decides to go there. He walks in with no shoes, jeans,
> > his T-shirt, and wild hair. The service has already started and so
> > Bill starts down the aisle looking for a seat. The church is
> > completely packed and he can't find a seat. By now, people are really
> > looking a bit uncomfortable, but no one says anything. Bill gets
> > closer and closer and closer to the pulpit, and when he realizes there
> > are no seats, he just squats down right on the carpet.
> >
> > By now the people are really uptight, and the tension in the air is
> > thick. About this time, the minister realizes that from way at the
> > back of the church, a deacon is slowly making his way toward Bill.
> >
> > Now the deacon is in his eighties, has silver-gray hair, and a
> > three-piece suit. A godly man, very elegant, very dignified, very
> > courtly. He walks with a cane and, as he starts walking toward this
> > boy, everyone is saying to themselves that you can't blame him for
> > what he's going to do. How can you expect a man of his age and of his
> > background to understand some college kid on the floor?
> >
> > It takes a long time for the man to reach the boy. The church is
> > utterly silent except for the clicking of the man's cane. All eyes are
> > focused on him. You can't even hear
> > anyone breathing. The minister can't even preach the sermon until the
> > deacon does what he has to do. And now they see this elderly man drop
> > his cane on the floor. With great difficulty, he lowers himself and
> > sits down next to Bill and worships with him so he won't be alone.
> >
> > Everyone chokes up with emotion. When the minister gains control, he
> > says, "What I'm about to preach, you will never remember. What you
> > have just seen, you will never forget."
> >
> > "Be careful how you live. You may be the only Bible some people will
> > ever read".
> >
> > I asked the Lord to bless you as I prayed for you today. To guide you
> > and protect you as you go along your way...... His love is always
> > with you, His promises are true, and when we give Him all our cares,
> > you know He will see us through.