Sunday, July 16, 2000
Sunday, July 16, 2000
"The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his
field."
What this gentleman did certainly doesn't seem like a big deal. However, this small act of
kindness made a world of difference to Nancy. Over 40 years later, she tells us, she still has the
picture he gave her. The picture is of Jesus surrounded by a flock of sheep, with a river running
through the middle of the picture. On the back of the card in a shaky hand is written, "Psalm 23."
It wasn't until Nancy was an adult that she realized what this man was doing. In his own way he
was planting tiny seeds of faith in the children on his street. It worked for Nancy. "His faithful
commitment," she says, "helped fashion a stone in the foundation of my own faith."
(Matthew 13:31
NRSV)
Nancy Cornice remembers as a child hearing the tip-tap of a cane on the sidewalk. It was an old
man "bent from the years--his rough, knotted hand purposefully clutching a cane." But this old
man had a peculiar custom as he roamed the streets of this small town. When this gentleman saw
a child he would stop, reach into his pocket and give the child a picture of Christ. "He would
thrust it into the child's hand and continue on his way, never speaking a word."
Loving God, show me the way to plant seeds of your salvation in Christ Jesus. Amen.
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