Sunday, February 12, 2017
The Donkey Story
The donkey awakened, his mind still savoring the afterglow of the most exciting day of his life. Never before had he felt such a rush of pleasure and pride. He walked into town and found a group of people by the well.
"I'll show myself to them." he thought.
But, they didn't notice him. They went on drawing their water and paid him no mind.
"Throw your garments down," he said crossly. "don't you know who I am?"
They just looked at him in amazement. Someone slapped him across the tail and ordered him to move off.
"Miserable haters.." he muttered, "I'll just go to the market where the good people are. They will remember me!"
But, the same thing happened. No one paid any attention to the donkey as he strutted down the main street to the market place.
"The palm branches... Where are the palm branches?" he shouted. "Yesterday you threw down palm branches..."
Hurt and confused, the donkey returned to his mother.
"Foolish child..." she said gently.
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Don't you realize that without Him, you're just an ordinary donkey."
A humbling reminder of how silly pride looks sometimes, when we think that our best efforts to be good make us good people. It is only God that has the power to bring us from spiritual death to life, and not only that, He gives us the honor & privilege of being a part of His service. Without Him, we are nothing. Thank you Lord (:
avoid the aliens;
7:24 PM
