Justdroppedin
01-28-2020, 12:42 PM
A Young Pastor Had Prepared a Long and Passionate Sermon for his New Congregation......
But the night before he was to deliver this sermon, the town was hit by a big blizzard, and the roads were cold and impassable. In fact, only the pastor and one farmer arrived at the church that Sunday morning. The pastor said, "I guess we won't have a service today."
The farmer replied: "When I go out to feed the cows, if even only one cow shows up at feeding time, I feed her."
"You're right." replied the pastor, who then launched into his sermon--long and passionate--just as he had planned. It was beautiful. Fire and brimstone. A work of art. At the end he looked at the farmer and said, "Well, what did you think? How did I do?"
The farmer thought for just a minute and then said, "Well, if I go out to feed the cows and only one shows up, I would feed her. But I wouldn't give her the whole load."
But the night before he was to deliver this sermon, the town was hit by a big blizzard, and the roads were cold and impassable. In fact, only the pastor and one farmer arrived at the church that Sunday morning. The pastor said, "I guess we won't have a service today."
The farmer replied: "When I go out to feed the cows, if even only one cow shows up at feeding time, I feed her."
"You're right." replied the pastor, who then launched into his sermon--long and passionate--just as he had planned. It was beautiful. Fire and brimstone. A work of art. At the end he looked at the farmer and said, "Well, what did you think? How did I do?"
The farmer thought for just a minute and then said, "Well, if I go out to feed the cows and only one shows up, I would feed her. But I wouldn't give her the whole load."