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His name is Bill. 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 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 his wild hair, jeans and 'holy'
T-shirt with no shoes. The service had 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 to the pulpit, and when he realizes
there are no seats, he just squats down right on the carpet.
(Although perfectly acceptable behavior at a college fellowship,
trust me, this had never happened in this church before.)
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, dignified and courtly. He walks with a cane; and as
he starts walking toward Bill, 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 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."
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