A man fell into a pit and he couldn’t get himself out.
A subjective person came along and said, “I feel for you down there in the pit.”
An objective person came along and said, “It is illogical that someone would fall down into that pit.”
A Christian Scientist came along and said, “You only think you are in a pit.”
A Pharisee said, “Only bad people fall into the pit.”
A newspaper reporter wanted the exclusive story on the pit.
A fundamentalist said, “You deserve your pit.”
Confucius said, “If you had listened to me, you would not be in the pit.”
Buddha said, “A pit is only your state of mind.”
A realist said, “That is a pit!”
A scientist calculated the pressure necessary to get him out of the pit.
A geologist taught him to appreciate the rock strata in the pit.
A taxman asked him if he was paying taxes on the pit.
The city inspector asked him if he had a permit to dig a pit.
An evasive person came and avoided the person in the pit all together.
A self-pitying person said, “You have not seen anything until you have seen my pit.”
A charismatic said, “Just confess, you are not in the pit.”
A pessimist said, “Things will get worse.”
Jesus, seeing the man, knelt down and lifted him out of the pit.
- Author Unknown
Wow! This is comforting yet convicting. How many times do we judge people for where they are at in life? Does it matter how they got there? Just help them! Show them Jesus and the right path to follow.
Posted by: Samantha Burba | May 04, 2010 at 02:47 PM