Wired Haired Bill

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 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 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 people are thinking,

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."

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