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$100 Bill
There once was a pastor who started off his Sunday sermon by holding up
a $100 bill. He asked, “Who would like this $100 bill?”
Every hand in the congregation went up. He glanced around and said,
“That’s fine. I will give this bill to you, but first let me do something.” He
crumpled up the bill in his hand until it was a small wrinkled wad of
paper, barely recognizable as anything of value.
He then addressed the congregation again with the same question, “Who
would still like to have this small, round, wrinkled wad of paper?” Every
hand again went straight up in the air. He then asked, “Okay then, what if
I do this?” He threw the crumpled ball on the ground and stomped it
vigorously with the heel of his shoe, and then with his other shoe. He
twisted his shoe on top of it until it was now a dirty, crinkly round piece
of paper that one might assume was trash and throw away in a basket.
He inquired again, “Who still wants this?” Everyone’s hand was raised
again. He explained this life lesson as follows: “No matter what was done
to this bill, everyone continued to want it because it never diminished in
value. This is how God views us with our sins, trials and tribulations. No
matter how rumpled and messy we allow ourselves to become in life, He
always sees our value and His love for us is never diminished.”
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