he asked for three volunteers

[Guest guest]

A pastor concluded that his church was getting into

serious financial

troubles.

While checking the church storeroom, he discovered

several cartons of

new

bibles that had never been opened and distributed.

So at his Sunday sermon, he asked for three volunteers

from the

congregation

who would be willing to sell the bibles door-to-door

for $10 each to

raise

the desperately needed money for the church.

Jack, and Louie all raised their hands to

volunteer for the task.

The

minister knew that Jack and earned their living

as salesmen and

were

likely capable of selling some bibles. But he had

serious doubts about

Louie

who was a local farmer, who had always kept to himself

because he was

embarrassed by his speech impediment.

Poor Louis stuttered badly. But, not wanting to

discourage Louis, the

minister decided to let him try anyway.

He sent the three of them away with the back seat of

their cars stacked

with

bibles.

He asked them to meet with him and report the results

of their

door-to-door

selling efforts the following Sunday.

Eager to find out how successful they were, the

minister immediately

asked

Jack, " Well, Jack, how did you make out selling our

bibles last week? "

Proudly handing the reverend an envelope, Jack

replied, " Using my sales

prowess, I was able to sell 20 bibles, and here's the

$200 I collected

on

behalf of the church. "

" Fine job, Jack! " The minister said, vigorously

shaking his hand. " You

are

indeed a fine salesman and the Church is indebted to

you. "

Turning to , " And , how many bibles did you

sell for the church

last

week? "

, smiling and sticking out his chest, confidently

replied, " I am a

professional salesman. I sold 28 bibles on behalf of

the church, and

here's

$280 I collected. "

The minister responded, " That's absolutely splendid,

. You are

truly a

professional salesman and the church is also indebted

to you. "

Apprehensively, the minister turned to Louie and said,

" And Louie, did

you

manage to sell any bibles last week? " Louie silently

offered the

minister a

large envelope.

The minister opened it and counted the contents. " What

is this? " the

minister exclaimed. " Louie, there's $3200 in here! Are

you suggesting

that

you sold 320 bibles for the church, door to door, in

just one week? "

Louie just nodded. That's impossible! " both Jack and

said in

unison.

" We are professional salesmen, yet you claim to have

sold 10 times as

many

bibles as we could. "

" Yes, this does seem unlikely, " the minister agreed.

" I think you'd

better

explain how you managed to accomplish this, Louie. "

Louie shrugged. " I-I-I re-re-really do-do-don't

kn-kn-know f-f-f-for

sh-sh-sh-sure, " he stammered.

Impatiently, interrupted. " For crying out loud,

Louie, just tell

us

what you said to them when they answered the door! "

" A-a-a-all I-I-I s-s-said wa-wa-was, " Louis replied,

" W-w-w-w-would

y-y-y-you l-l-l-l-l-like t-t-to b-b-b-buy

th-th-th-this b-b-b-b-bible

f-f-for t-t-ten b-b-b-bucks ---o-o-o-or--- wo-wo-would

yo-you

j-j-j-just

l-like m-m-me t-t-to st-st-stand h-h-here and

r-r-r-r-r-read it t-to

y-y-you?? "

Spiritual freedom is my birthright.

I am a free thinker. I am able to rise above mental

prejudices and stereotypes of others.

I am a free thinker. Nobody and nothing can manipulate

me or deceive me.

I am a free thinker. I freely choose truth and love.

Today, I embrace a greater degree of spiritual

freedom.

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