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"Let the intelligent know how to handle life." Proverbs 1:5
A tale told many times in the last 60 plus years.
"There was once a fellow who with his father, farmed a small piece of land. Several times a year they loaded up an oxcart with vegetables and drove to the nearest city.
Except for having the same name and jointly owning the same patch
of goodly land, father and son had little in common. ". The old man
believed in taking it easy••• and the son was the go-getter type.
One morning they
loaded full the cart, hitched up the ox and set out. The young fellow
figured that if they kept going all day and night, they could reach the
market by next morning. He walked alongside the ox and kept impatiently
prodding it with a stick.
"Take it easy, son," said the old man suggested. "You'll last longer."
"If we get to market ahead of the others," replied his son," we have a better chance of getting good prices." The
old man pulled his hat down over his eyes and sought sleep on the rough
hewn seat. Four miles and four hours later down the road, they came to a
little house.
"Here's your uncle's place, "said the father, waking up. "Let's stop in and say hello."
"We've lost an hour already," complained the go-getter son.
"Then a few minutes more won't matter," said his father. "My brother and I live so close, yet we see each other so seldom"
The young man fidgeted while the two old gentlemen gossiped away for an hour.
Finally when
they again took up their journey, the father took his turn leading the
ox. By and by they came to a fork in the road. The old man directed the
ox to the right.
The left is the shorter way," said the boy. "I know it is" said the old, man "but this way is more beautiful."
"Have you no respect for time?" asked the impatient young man.
"I respect it very much," said the old fellow. "That's why I like to use it for looking at pleasant joyous things." The right hand path led through woodland and wild flowers. The young man was so busy watching darkness overcome them...he didn't notice
" How lovely the sunset was." commented the old man.
The young man scowled and looked at his time piece as if he could command time to do hsi bidding.
Twilight found them in what looked like one big garden. "Let's sleep here," said the old man.
"This
is the last trip I am going to take with you" complained the young man
"You are only interested in wasting time in looking at flowers and
talking to your brother who you could have seen another time...and..."He
sputtered in frustration.
"That's the nicest thing you've said to me in a long time", smiled the old fellow, and a minute later he was asleep.
A little before sunrise, the young man shook his father awake.
They hitched up the ox and proceeded on their way
A
mile and an hour away they came upon a farmer trying to pull his cart
out of a ditch. "Let's give him a hand", said the father.
"And loose more time?" exploded the son.
Relax" said the old man. you might be in a ditch some time yourself."
"By
the time the other cart was pulled back on the road, it was almost
eight o'clock. Suddenly a great flash of lightning split the sky. Then
there was thunder. Beyond the hills, the heavens grew dark. Looks like a
big rain in the city," said the old man.
"If we had been on time, we'd have everything sold by now," grumbled his son.
"Take it easy, said the old gentleman, "You'll last longer."
"It
wasn't until late in the afternoon that they got to the top of the hill
overlooking the town. They looked down at it for a very long time.
Neither of them spoke. Finally the young man who had been in such a
hurry said, "I see what you mean, father."
"They turned their cart around and drove away from what had once been the city of Hiroshima."
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QUOTE FROM THOUGHT PIECE POSTED ON WYRICK'S WRITINGS ENTITLED "Who Are You? Whose Are You?"
This is an old quote, and a romantic one as well but, nevertheless, can anyone say of you, “I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you.”
QUOTE FROM THOUGHT PIECE POSTED ON WYRICK'S WRITINGS ENTITLED
" WHEN A NATION STRAYS TOO FAR FROM BEING MORAL IT IS WELL ON IT'S WAY TO BECOMING A MESS
James 4:17
To him therefore who knows to do good, and doesn’t do it, to him it is sin.
Someone once said: “A belief is what you hold, a conviction is what holds you!”
So what holds you, constructs you, leads you with a push when needed?
Quotes POSTED ON WYRICK'S WRITING ENTITLED WHO ARE YOU?
NO…WHOSE ARE YOU?
In a Peanuts cartoon strip Peppermint Patty is shown talking to Charlie Brown.
“Guess what, Chuck? It’s the first day of school and I got sent to the principal’s office.
And it’s your fault!”
Charlie Brown responds, “My fault? How could it be my fault? Why do you say everything is my fault?”
To which she declares, “You’re my friend, aren’t you, Chuck? You should have been a better influence on me.”
In the comics, it’s funny… but in real life it’s much more complicated.
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STILL RECEIVING RAVE REVIEWS 8 YEARS AFTER IT'S PUBLICATION.
"Positive,
powerful utterances...skillfully enhancing our understanding and
appreciation of Lincoln while revealing the Divine source of his
strength."
Lt. Colonel C.A. Olsen (Ret.) Asbury College (Professor Ret.)
"The Spiritual Abraham Lincoln is an
extremely well written book that investigates what might be termed the
spiritual side of President Lincoln. It's both scholarly and very
readable. I came away impressed at Mr. Wyrick's portrayal of the
President and with an altered and enlarged vision of the man:'
William Hoffman, Award winning fiction writer; author of Blood and Guile, and Wild Thorn
"Wyrick
has authored a wonderful examination of the spirituality of one of
American history's most devoutly religious leaders...a pleasant and
readable book that has a rich depth of information."
Maynard Pittendreigh Presbyterian minister
"When
it comes to invoking religion in support of any of their decisions,
politicians need to sit at the feet of Abraham Lincoln. Reinhold Niebuhr
once called him 'America's greatest theologian.' Why so great? Because
he invariably distinguished between human works and the works of the
Almighty. As Wyrick
says, 'He wore the mantle of humility easily: because he was more
impressed with what God was doing in the world than with what he,
president of the United States in the midst of an awful crisis, was
doing. That is why in his last major speech he distinguished between
both human causes in the Civil War and the Almighty's 'own purposes.'
Lincoln would have agreed that it is better to leave God-talk out of
politics than to decorate human proposals with divinity. This is a book
for our American time. Through his careful study of Lincoln's career,
Wyrick compels us to remember that piety belongs in politics only when piety transcends politics."
Dr. Donald W. Shriver
Emeritus professor at Union Theological Seminary in New York. Author of An Ethic for Enemies: Forgiveness in Politics
"v. Neil
Wyrick's fine work allows the reader to appreciate Abraham Lincoln's
Christian commitment and his prophetic role in American history. Should
have a wide readership."
James H. Smylie Professor of Church History (Ret.) Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, Virginia
"Neil Wyrick's The Spiritual Abraham Lincoln should be read
by anyone attempting to understand the man who was probably the most
complex person to ever hold the office of president of the United
States. Dr. Wyrick is intent on demonstrating that the spirituality so
often expressed in Lincoln's writings and speeches was not merely lip
service to a Deity, but rather expressions of a profound faith in a real
God. It was this faith that provided the wisdom, compassion, insight
and sometimes steel that Lincoln would need in full measure
as he led the United States through the Civil War. Dr. Wyrick's clear
and unpretentious style of presentation is very much in keeping with the
character ofhis subject, and in so doing, Wyrick makes his point very
well that Lincoln, his beliefs, and the faith that formed them, are as
relevant to a troubled America in 2004 as they were in 1863."
Daniel Allen Butler, author of "Unsinkable"; The Full Story of the RMS Titanic, The Lusitania and The Age o f Cunard
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