He's pretty special. He's close to eighty now. He works full-time as a school janitor at night and he does traffic crossing for kids before school. And he talks to just about anybody. I've known him for close to thirty years. -----Original Message----- From: recipesandmore@googlegroups.com [mailto:recipesandm...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sherri Crum Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 3:31 PM To: recipesandmore@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [RecipesAndMore] Now This is the Living Bible
That's awesome. It really says a lot about that guy. On 2/7/10, Jan <zarf2...@verizon.net> wrote: > A similar thing happened in our church about fifteen years ago. A > homeless man came in and a guy who was in his sixties or seventies > went up to him and hugged him. > > -----Original Message----- > From: recipesandmore@googlegroups.com > [mailto:recipesandm...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sherri Crum > Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 10:29 AM > To: RecipesAndMore@googlegroups.com > Subject: [RecipesAndMore] Now This is the Living Bible > > > Now this is the Living Bible: > > > 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 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 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!' > > -- > Access the Recipes And More list archives at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ > > Visit the group home page at: > > http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore > > -- > Access the Recipes And More list archives at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ > > Visit the group home page at: > > http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -- Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -- Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore
