[A nice email to share]
This
story will touch your heart and will make you think, "What would I
do?"
His
name is Tim. He has wild hair, wears a 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 profound 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 Tim decides to go there. He walks in with no shoes, jeans, his T-shirt, and
wild hair. The service has already started and so Tim 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.
Tim
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 Tim.
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 Tim 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.
Only
if you feel led to, pass this to people you want God to Bless...
I
DID!
IT'S
NOT WHAT YOU GATHER, BUT WHAT YOU SCATTER THAT TELLS WHAT KIND OF LIFE YOU HAVE
LIVED!
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