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One
Sunday morning an old man entered a church just before services were to
begin. Though his clothes were spotlessly clean, they were old, worn
and quite a bit ragged. In his hand he carried a worn out old hat and an
equally well read Bible.
The
church he entered was in a very upscale and exclusive part of the city.
It was the largest and most beautiful church the old man had ever seen.
The people of the congregation were all dressed with expensive clothes
and jewelry.
As
the old man took a seat, the others moved away from him. No one
greeted, spoke to, or welcomed him. They were all appalled by his
appearance and did not attempt to hide it.
As
the old man was leaving the church, the preacher approached him and
asked the man to do him a favor. 'Before you come back in here again,
have a talk with God, and ask Him what He thinks would be appropriate
attire for worship in this church.' The old man assured the preacher he
would.
The
next Sunday, he showed back up for the services wearing the same ragged
clothes and hat. Once again he was completely shunned and ignored.
The preacher approached the man and said, 'I thought I asked you to speak to God before you came back to our church.'
'I did,' replied the old man.
'If you spoke to God, what did He tell you the proper attire should be for worshiping in here?' asked the preacher.
'Well, Sir, God told me that He didn't have a clue what I should wear. He said He'd never been in this church.'
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