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 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. 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.
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.
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