tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797552.post7818381660673629025..comments2024-02-20T05:26:51.540-06:00Comments on HARMLESS THOUGHTS: The Word of Grace on their EarsMatt Harmlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17594593303605939187noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797552.post-21589407171400195412010-12-21T21:49:13.877-06:002010-12-21T21:49:13.877-06:00That is an awesome story. Thanks so much for shar...That is an awesome story. Thanks so much for sharing it.Matt Harmlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17594593303605939187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797552.post-7861737658524955082010-12-21T17:43:24.848-06:002010-12-21T17:43:24.848-06:00Great quote. Having a prepared & open heart. T...Great quote. Having a prepared & open heart. Thanks. Reminds me of this story: Presbyterian minister Fred Rogers, creator<br />and host of television's "Mr. Roger's Neighborhood,"<br />once gave an address describing the time he<br />was a student at Pittsburgh Theological<br />Seminary and attended a different church<br />each Sunday in order to hear a variety of preachers. <br /><br />One Sunday he was treated to "the most<br />poorly crafted sermon (he) had ever heard."<br />But when he turned to the friend who had<br />accompanied him, he found her in tears. <br /><br />"It was exactly what I needed to hear," she<br />told Rogers. <br /><br />"That's when I realized," he told his audience,<br />"that the space between someone doing the<br />best he or she can and someone in need is<br />holy ground. The Holy Spirit had transformed<br />that feeble sermon for her--and as it turned<br />out, for me too."Russ Dulinnoreply@blogger.com