From: "Jim Rooney" 
 
THE LESSON

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.  Kinda 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 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, a three-piece suit, and a pocket
watch. 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, "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 what seems like years 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 people are
thinking, "The minister can't even preach the sermon until the deacon does
what he has to do." 

To their surprise they see this elderly man drop his cane on the floor.

Then, with great difficulty the deacon slowly lowers himself to the 
floor, sitting down next to Bill....just so he won't have to worship
alone! 

The congregation is choked with emotion.

Once the minister gains control he says, "What I'm about to preach, you
will probably never remember.   But, what you have just seen, you will
never forget."

 

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