A young lady named Sally, relates an experience she had in a
seminary
class, given by her teacher, who we'll call Brother Smith. She
says
Brother Smith was known for his elaborate object lessons.
One particular day, Sally walked into seminary 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, even drawing pimples on his
face. 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, "In as much as ye have done
it unto
the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto Me."
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.
"And the King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you,
to the
extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even
the least
of them, you did it to Me.' Matthew 25:40