Subject: Forgive
Forgiveness
> Sunday sermon was, "Forgive Your Enemies".
> Toward the end of the service, the minister asked his
congregation,
>"How many of you have forgiven their enemies?" About half
held up
>their hands. He then repeated his question As it was past
lunchtime,
>this time about 80 percent held up their hands.
> He then repeated his question again. All responded,
except one small
> elderly lady.
> "Mrs. Jones?" Inquired the preacher; "Are you not willing
to
> forgive your enemies?."
> Smiling sweetly, she replied. "I don't have any."
> "Mrs. Jones, That is very unusual. How old are you?"
asked the
> minister.
> "Ninety-three." She replied.
> "Oh Mrs. Jones, what a blessing and a lesson to us all
you are.
> Would you please come down in front of this congregation
and tell us
> all how a person can live ninety-three years and not
have an enemy in
the
> world?"
> The little sweetheart of a lady tottered down the aisle,
faced the
> congregation, and said in a loud voice: "I outlived the
Bitches."
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