(Use in your personal or church newsletters) (365 stories a year)
Serialization of Neil’s Internationally Distributed Novel (Rust On My Soul) (Published by Bridge Press (1985) starts on his blog Wyrick’s Writings Tuesday April 13th and continues each Tuesday until finished. Thursday and Sunday will continue to cover a variety of subjects.
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A certain governor of Texas one day visited a state penitentiary; it was his plan, unknown to the prisoners, to grant a special pardon that day.
As he talked with man after man they all vehemently declared their innocence.
It was societies fault; they were framed; no one understood, they’d never been given a chance.
Finally, just as he was about to leave, he noticed one forlorn little man hovering in the shadows.
When he questioned him as to his crime and his built, the little man replied, “I’m guilty. They let me off light for what I did.”
The governor knew immediately what he must do. It was this man to whom he gave the pardon.
“He was the only one worthy of a pardon. He was the only one willing to admit his guilt.” he always answered when asked “Why this man?”
There is an old Arab proverb that speaks to why so many are unable to admit they are wrong and instead just make excuses.
In this parable one Arab asks of another Arab if he can borrow his rope.
“I am sorry,” replies the other Arab, “but I have need of it to tie up my milk.”
“Tie up your milk?” puzzled the first shiek. “But surely you do not use a rope to tie up your milk.”
“Well,” came back a classic reply, “when you don’t want to do something, one reason is as good as another.”
When anyone does not want to give up his or her sins and take in God’s forgiveness, when Christ stands on the hill-top and a person prefers to hide in the shadows, it might well be said that one reason is as good as another.
Except that no reason that is really just an excuse and hat takes one away from God and God’s forgiveness is reasonable.
Your conscience may bother you and sometimes you may weary of its bothering, but be glad of this moral whisper of God within you. For when it dies you die.
The poet Kipling once wrote, “Ship me somewhere east of Suez, where the best is like the worst, where there ain’t no Ten Commandments, and a man can raise a thirst.”
But can anyone truly recommend this kind of a journey?
Psalm 19:7 “The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the
LORD is sure, making wise the simple-“
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As he talked with man after man they all vehemently declared their innocence.
It was societies fault; they were framed; no one understood, they’d never been given a chance.
Finally, just as he was about to leave, he noticed one forlorn little man hovering in the shadows.
When he questioned him as to his crime and his built, the little man replied, “I’m guilty. They let me off light for what I did.”
The governor knew immediately what he must do. It was this man to whom he gave the pardon.
“He was the only one worthy of a pardon. He was the only one willing to admit his guilt.” he always answered when asked “Why this man?”
There is an old Arab proverb that speaks to why so many are unable to admit they are wrong and instead just make excuses.
In this parable one Arab asks of another Arab if he can borrow his rope.
“I am sorry,” replies the other Arab, “but I have need of it to tie up my milk.”
“Tie up your milk?” puzzled the first shiek. “But surely you do not use a rope to tie up your milk.”
“Well,” came back a classic reply, “when you don’t want to do something, one reason is as good as another.”
When anyone does not want to give up his or her sins and take in God’s forgiveness, when Christ stands on the hill-top and a person prefers to hide in the shadows, it might well be said that one reason is as good as another.
Except that no reason that is really just an excuse and hat takes one away from God and God’s forgiveness is reasonable.
Your conscience may bother you and sometimes you may weary of its bothering, but be glad of this moral whisper of God within you. For when it dies you die.
The poet Kipling once wrote, “Ship me somewhere east of Suez, where the best is like the worst, where there ain’t no Ten Commandments, and a man can raise a thirst.”
But can anyone truly recommend this kind of a journey?
Psalm 19:7 “The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the
LORD is sure, making wise the simple-“
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Below are recent Titles on Neil’s other blog Wyrick’sWritings blog To read them go to Google and where it says “Google Search” type in “Wyrick’s Writings”
May 27 2010 …DO YOU HAVE A PHD IN COMPLAINING?
May 23 2010…WHAT IS A FOOL?
May 9 2010 …WHAT IS MEEKNESS?
May 6 2010 …HOW HEAVY WAS THE LAST GRUDGE YOU HELD?
April 15 2010 …DO YOU BELIEVE IN DEVILS?
Have you considered sharing this site with family or friends?
Just have them go to Google Search and type in “Neil Spiritual Vitamins”
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May 27 2010 …DO YOU HAVE A PHD IN COMPLAINING?
May 23 2010…WHAT IS A FOOL?
May 9 2010 …WHAT IS MEEKNESS?
May 6 2010 …HOW HEAVY WAS THE LAST GRUDGE YOU HELD?
April 15 2010 …DO YOU BELIEVE IN DEVILS?
Have you considered sharing this site with family or friends?
Just have them go to Google Search and type in “Neil Spiritual Vitamins”
DO YOU HAVE A BLOG OR FACEBOOK? IF YOU ENJOY THESE WRITINGS COULD YOU CALL ATTENTION TO THIS BLOG? IF YOU DO, THANKS IN ADVANCE.
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