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Simple Think'n
09-24-2004 08:49:24
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One Sunday morning an old tractor mechanic entered a church just before services were to begin. Although the old man and his clothes were spotlessly clean, he wore jeans, a denim shirt and boots that were all very worn and ragged. In his hand he carried a worn out old Bible. The church he entered was in a very upscale and exclusive part of the city. It was the largest and most beautiful church the old mechanic had ever seen. The people of the congregation were all dressed with very expensive clothes and accessories. As the old man took a seat, the others moved away from him. No one greeted, spoke to, or welcomed him. They were all visibly appalled at his appearance and did not make any attempt to hide it. The preacher gave a long sermon about hellfire and brimstone and a stern lecture on how much money the church needed to do God's work. As the old man was leaving the church, the preacher approached him and asked the mechanic to do him a favor. "Before you come back in here again, have a talk with God and ask him what He thinks would be appropriate attire for worship in this church." The old mechanic assured the preacher he would. The next Sunday, he showed back up for the services wearing the same ragged jeans, shirt, boots, and carrying his old Bible. Once again he was completely shunned and ignored. And once again the preacher approached the old man and said rather sternly, "I thought I asked you to speak to God before you came back to our church?" "I did," replied the old mechanic.
"If you spoke to God, what did he tell you the proper attire should be for worshiping in here?" asked the preacher. "Well, sir, God told me that He didn't have a clue what I should wear to this church. He says He's never been in here before....."
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