THOUGHT….
July 19th, 2005
A young lady, named Sally, relates an experience she had in a
seminary class given by her teacher, Dr.Smith. She says Dr. Smith
was known for his elaborate object lessons. One particular day,
Sally walked into the class 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. Smith 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 girlfriend drew a picture of a girl 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 at the overall effect she had achieved. The class lined
up and began throwing darts, with much laughter and hilarity.
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. Smith, 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. Smith began removing the
target from the wall. Underneath the target was a picture of
Jesus…..
A complete 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. Smith 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 tear-filled eyes of each student
focused only on the picture of Christ.
Pass it on. Jesus said, “If you are ashamed of me, I will be
ashamed of you before my Father.”
If you’re not ashamed, pass this on.