GOSSIP AND SLANDER HAVE CONSEQUENCES In a small German village, a woman differed with her minister and became so angry that she began spreading ugly rumors about him around town. As fate would have it, she eventually became ill and called on the minister to pray for her. He came gladly, and she asked his forgiveness of her gossiping.I will grant you forgiveness, the minister said, but theres something you must do.Ill do anything, the woman said. As soon as you get well, go pluck the feathers from a black chicken and put them into a basket and bring them to me.When the woman got well, she did what the minister asked her to do and presented the basket of feathers to the minister.You did well, the minister said. Now take this basket of feathers and scatter them in the corners of the marketplace and from the towers of the church. Scatter them throughout the town. Then return to me.So the woman did. She walked from one end of town to the other, scattering the feathers. Then she returned to her pastor. I have done as you asked, she said.Very well. Now take your basket and collect all the feathers. Make sure not one is missing. But that is not possible! the woman said with a choking cry. The wind has carried many of them away!So it is with your words, the minister said. While I have gladly forgiven you, do not forget that you can never undo the damage your untrue words have done.
Posted on: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 12:17:17 +0000
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