Bill goes to church - Author Unknown
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 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. (Although
perfectly acceptable behaviour 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, he has silver-grey 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.
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