When the famous preacher, D. L. Moody, was conducting evangelistic meetings, he frequently faced hecklers. In the final service of one campaign, an usher handed him a note. It was from an atheist who had been giving Mr. Moody a great deal of trouble. The evangelist, however, supposed it was an announcement so he quieted the large audience and prepared to read it.
Opening the folded piece of paper, he found scrawled in large print only one word: "Fool!"
Moody, however, was equal to the occasion. He said, "I've just been handed a memo which contains the single word 'Fool'. This is most unusual. I've heard of those who wrote letters and forgot to sign their names, but this is the first time I've ever heard of anyone who signed his name and then forgot to write the letter!"
Taking advantage of the unique situation, Moody promptly changed his sermon text to Psalm 53, verse 1, "The fool has said in his heart, 'There is no God!'"
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