It was a cold
winter's day that Sunday. The parking lot to the church was filling up quickly.
I noticed as I got out of my car that fellow church members were whispering
among themselves as they walked to the church. As I got closer I saw a man
leaning up against the wall outside the church. He was almost laying down as if
he was asleep. He had on a long trench coat that was almost in shreds and
a hat topped his head, pulled down so you could not see his face. He wore
shoes that looked 30 years old, too small for his feet with holes all over
them, his toes stuck out. I assumed this man was homeless, and asleep, so I
walked on by through the doors of the church. We all fellowshipped for a
few minutes, and someone brought up the man laying outside. People snickered
and gossiped but no one bothered to ask him to come in, including me. A few moments
later church began.
We all waited
for the preacher to take his place and to give us the Word, when the doors to
the church opened. In came the homeless man walking down the aisle with his
head down. People gasped and whispered and made faces. He made his way
down the aisle and up onto the pulpit where he took off his hat and coat. My
heart sank.
There stood
our pastor... he was the "homeless man." No one said a word. The
preacher took his Bible and laid it on the stand. "Folks, I don't think I
have to tell you what I am preaching about today." Then he started singing
the words to this song. "If I can help somebody as I pass along. If
I can cheer somebody with a word or song…"
-- Unknown
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