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I loved this:  Henry


<<  His name is Bill.  He has wild hair, wears a T-shirt with holes in
it,
  jeans and no shoes.  This was literally his wardrobe for his entire
four
  years of college.  He is brilliant.  Kinda esoteric and very, very
  bright.  He became a Christian while attending college.  
  
  Across the street from the campus is a well-dressed, very conservative
  church.  They want to develop a ministry to the students, but are not
  sure how to go about it. One day Bill decides to go there.  He walks in
  with no shoes, jeans, his T-shirt, and wild hair.  The service has
  already started and so Bill starts down the aisle looking for a seat. 
  The church is completely packed and he can't find a seat.  By now
people
  are looking a bit uncomfortable, but no one says anything.  Bill gets
  closer and closer and closer to the pulpit and when he realizes there
are
  no seats, he just squats down right on the carpet.  (Although perfectly
  acceptable behavior at a college fellowship, trust me, this had never
  happened in this church before!) By now the people are really uptight,
  and the tension in the air is thick.
  
  About this time, the minister realizes that from way at the back of the
  church, a deacon is slowly making his way toward Bill.  Now the deacon
is
  in his eighties, has silver-gray hair, a three-piece suit, and a pocket
  watch.  A godly man, very elegant, very dignified, very courtly.  He
walks
  with a cane and as he starts walking toward this boy, everyone is
saying
  to themselves, You can't blame him for what he's going to do.  How can
  you expect a man of his age and of his background to understand some
  college kid on the floor?
  
  It takes a long time for the man to reach the boy.  The church is
utterly
  silent except for the clicking of the man's cane.  All eyes are focused
  on him. You can't even hear anyone breathing.  The people are thinking,

  The minister can't even preach the sermon until the deacon does what he
  has to do.  And now they see this elderly man drop his cane on the
floor. 
  With great difficulty he lowers himself and sits down next to Bill and
  worships with him so he won't be alone.  Everyone chokes up with
emotion.
   When the minister gains control he says, "What I'm about to preach,
you
  will never remember.  What you have just seen, you will never forget." 
 
 Great!!!

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