Monday, December 18, 2006

Remember the Reason for this Season

>A young lady named Sally relates an experience she had in a seminary class,
>given by her teacher, Dr. Potter. She says that Dr. Potter was known for his
>elaborate object lessons.
>
> One particular day, Sally walked into the seminary and knew they
>were in for a fun day.
>
> On the wall was a big target and on a nearby table were many darts.
>Dr. Potter told the students to draw a picture of someone that they disliked
>or someone who had made them angry, and he would allow them to throw darts
>at the person's picture.
>
> Sally's friend drew a picture of who had stolen her boyfriend.
>Another friend drew a picture of his little brother. Sally drew a picture
>of a former friend, putting a great deal of detail into her drawing, even
>drawing pimples on the face. Sally was pleased with the overall effect she
>had achieved.
>
> The class lined up and began throwing darts. Some of the students
>threw their darts with such force that their targets were ripping apart.
>Sally looked forward to her turn, and was filled with disappointment when
>Dr. Potter, because of time limits, asked the students to return to their
>seats. As Sally sat thinking about how angry she was because she didn't
>have a chance to throw any darts at her target. Dr. Potter began removing
>the target from the wall.
>
> Underneath the target was a picture of Jesus. A hush fell over the
>room as each student viewed the mangled picture of Jesus; holes and jagged
>marks covered His face and His eyes were pierced.
>
> Dr. Potter said only these words.... "In as much as ye have done it
>unto the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto Me."
> Matthew 25:40.
>
> No other words were necessary; the tears filled eyes of the
>students focused only on the picture of Christ.
>

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