A Lesson Never To Be Forgotten

[Guest guest]

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, 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 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. "

~~Author Unknown