A young lady named Sally relates an experience she had in
class, given by
her teacher, whom we'll call Brother Smith. She says Brother
Smith was
known for his elaborate object lessons.
One particular day,
Sally walked
into class and knew they were in for another fun day. On the
wall was a
big target and on a nearby table were many darts. Brother
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 girlfriend (on her right), drew a picture of a girl who
had stolen
her boyfriend. Another friend (on her left), drew a picture of
his little
brother. Sally drew a picture of Brother Smith, putting a
great deal of
detail into her drawing. Sally was pleased at the overall
effect she had
achieved.
The class lined up and began throwing darts, with much laughter
and
hilarity. 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 Brother 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, Brother Smith began
removing the
target from the wall. Underneath the target was a picture of
Jesus....
A complete 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 out.
Brother Smith said only these words, "Inasmuch as ye have done
it unto the
least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto Me." (Matthew
25:40)
No other words were necessary; the tear-filled eyes of each
student
focused only on the picture of Christ. The students remained
in their
seats even after the bell rang, then slowly left the classroom,
tears
streaming down their faces.
(author unknown)
May the story above serve as a reminder that our attitude
toward Jesus
Christ is demonstrated in the way we treat people around us.