An oft-told story concerns a small child who had for some time observed the sun shining through the stained glass windows of the church sanctuary. There he had seen brilliantly illuminated the colored forms of evangelists, patriarchs, and prophets. When his Sunday school teacher asked him to tell who the saints were, it was altogether logical that he should say, "Saints are men the light shines through "
An oft-told story concerns a small child who had for some time observed the sun shining through the stained glass windows of the church sanctuary. There he had seen brilliantly illuminated the colored forms of evangelists, patriarchs, and prophets. When his Sunday school teacher asked him to tell who the saints were, it was altogether logical that he should say, "Saints are men the light shines through "
"During a hike in the woods a troop of Boy Scouts came across an abandoned section of railroad track. Each boy, tried walking the rails but eventually lost his balance and tumbled off.
Suddenly, two boys after considerable whispering, offered the challenged that they could both walk the entire length of the track without falling off. Encouraged to make good their boast, the two boys jumped up on opposite rails, extended their hands to balance each other, and walked the entire section of the track with no difficulty whatsoever ! "
AIM-DAY-CO
It is said of Miss Reside, the first woman missionary to Kiowa Indians of Oklahoma, that after she had been with the Indians long
enough for them to know what it meant to be a Christian they gave her a new name. They called her "Aim-day-co." Chief Bigtree, in explaining this name, said, "When we Kiowas see anyone on the wrong road we call out, Aim-day-coâ ("turn this way"). Our sister came to us from a far land, and found us all on the wrong road and in great danger. She stood in a new road and called to us and
said, "Turn this way" and showed us the Jesus road. God bless Aim-day-co."
Unknow
"A woman carrying a heavy suitcase managed to catch a crowded, bus. When she was safely aboard, the driver noticed that she stood in the aisle clinging tightly to her suitcase. He said, "lady you can put your case down now. The bus will carry it for you."
NO EASY ROAD
Garibaldi had an incredibly committed volunteer army. He would appeal for recruits in these terms: "I offer neither pay, nor quarters, nor provisions; I offer hunger, thirst, forced marches, battles and death. Let him who loves his country with his heart and not with his lips only, follow me!"
Jesus invites you to discipleship. But He lets you know up front that it is a commitment that will cost you something. Itâs not going to be easy. To paraphrase Garibaldi, "Let him who loves the Lord with his heart and not with his lips only, be Jesusâ disciple!"
STAYING CLOSE
In the book, No Bad Dogs, by British dog trainer Barbara Woodhouse, she says dogs understand love better than we do. She writes,
"In a dog's mind, a master or a mistress to love, honor, and obey is an absolute necessity. The love is dormant in the dog until brought into full bloom by an understanding owner. Thousands of dogs appear to love their owners, they welcome them home with enthusiastic wagging of the tail and jumping up, they follow them about their houses happily and, to the normal person seeing the dog, the affection is true and deep.
But to the experienced dog trainer this outward show is not enough. The true test of love takes place when the dog has got the opportunity to go out on its own as soon as the door is left open by mistake and it goes off and often doesn't return home for hours.
That dog loves only its home comforts and the attention it gets from its family; it doesn't truly love the master or mistress as they fondly think. True love in dogs is apparent when a door is left open and the dog still stays happily within earshot of its owner. For the owner must be the be-all and end-all of a dog's life. "
The real test of our walk of Faith isn't seen in our work or activity, or even in our theological purity. Itâs found in this: when we have anopportunity to wander away, to disobey, to leave His presence, do we choose instead to stay close to Him, to abide in Christ, to obey?
THE BODY OF CHRIST
Prayer of ST. Theresa "Christ has no body now but yours No hands, no feet on earth but yours. Yours are the eyes through which he looks compassion on this world Yours are the feet with which He walks to do good Yours are the hands with which He blesses all the world Yours are the hands Yours are the feet Yours are the eyes You are His body"
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Contributor: Gregory Dawson
When I was first allowed to mow the lawn, my dad taught me how to mow between our yard and our neighbor's yard. The goal was to mow in a straight line between our two yards.
He told me that in order to mow a straight line, I was to first pick a point at the upper corner of our property. At that time it was a pine tree. He told me to fix my eyes upon the tree and walk. Don't look at the ground or where I just mowed, but on the tree. I was to walk straight to the tree without looking back.
I must confess, I didn't always keep my eye on the tree. Did I ever feel dumb when I looked back and saw a line that wove back and forth. I had to go back and do it again.
In the same way, if our eyes are not fixed on Jesus, the path of our life will not be right and fit for others to follow.
Contributed by: Mark Hiehle