Dart
Test...
A young lady named Sally,
relates an experience she had in a seminary class, given by her teacher, Dr.
Smith.
She says that 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
friend
drew a picture of 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 with the overall affect 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 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
Matthew 25:40.
No other words were necessary; the tears
filled eyes of the students focused only on the picture of Christ.
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