The Secret

"In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'" ~ Acts 20:35

Here's another timely message sent to me by my friend Janis (Thanks again Janis!)

Enjoy!

J.W.
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A man was having a conversation with God one day and said, “Lord, what are Heaven and Hell like?”

God led the man to two doors.

He opened the first and the man looked in. In the middle of the room was a large round table. In the middle of the table was a large pot of stew, which smelled delicious and made the man’s mouth water.

The people sitting around the table, however, were thin and sickly. They appeared to be famished. They were holding spoons with very long handles that were strapped to their arms and each found it possible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful. But because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the spoons back into their mouths.

The man shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering, and the Lord said, “You have seen Hell.”

Then, they went to the next room and opened the door. It was exactly the same as the first one. There was the large round table with the large pot of stew which, again, made the man’s mouth water. The people were equipped with the same long-handled spoons, but here the people were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking.

The man looked at God and said, “I don't understand.”

“Well, it’s quite simple,” said God. ”You see, they have learned to feed each other, while the greedy think only of themselves.”