That's about one sixth of the book.  What a funny story.

Vicki

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kathy Du Bois" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 1:04 PM
Subject: Re: Proverbs


> Helen, You're really getting into this!  What fun!
>
> You know, I do have a funny story to relate about proverbs as well.   At
> our church we will often have someone be willing to offer a prayer for
> Greg before he preaches, no comment Phil, (GRIN,) and the prayer is
> usually accompanied with a verse of scripture.  Well, the lady who kind
> of heads this up asked this really sweet old guy to offer the prayer one
> Sunday and she asked him to also share the verse, Proverbs 19: 23 which
> reads, "The fear of the Lord leads to life:  then one rests content,
> untouched by trouble."  Well, this guy misunderstood and thought that he
> had been asked to read Proverbs chapters 19 through 23 and so he
> proceeded to do just that.  This guy could hardly stand and by the end
> hewas shaking all over.  He'd stop every once and a while and make a
> comment like, "I don't know why I'm reading all this," but then would
> pick up where he had left off and keep going.  People started trying to
> assure him that he had read enough and that it really would be okay if he
> gave up  and sat down, but being a full fledged Mainer, there was no way
> that he was going to backdown from his commitment.  Finally, we all just
> gave up and started praying for God to give him the strength to make it
> through.  This gentleman is really failing healthwise right now, but
> every time I think of those four chapters, they have become rather
> special to me for a rather unusual reason.
> Kathy
>
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