On his first day in office, as President “Abraham Lincoln” entered the
Senate to give his inaugural address,
One man stood up. He was a rich aristocrat.
He said, “Mr. Lincoln, you should not forget that your father used to make
shoes for my family.”
And the whole Senate laughed; they thought they had made a fool of
“Lincoln”.
…BUT….
Certain people are made of a totally different mettle.
“Lincoln” looked at the man directly in the eye and said,
“Sir, I know that my Father used to make shoes for your family, and there
will be many others here,
Because he made shoes the way nobody else can.
He was a creator. His shoes were not just shoes; he poured his whole
soul into them.
I want to ask you, have you any complaint?
Because I know how to make shoes myself.
If you have any complaint I can make you another pair of shoes.
But as far as I know, nobody has ever complained about my father’s shoes.
He was a genius, a great creator and I am proud of my Father”.
The whole Senate was struck dumb.
They could not understand what kindof man “Abraham Lincoln” was.
He was proud because his Father did his job so well that not even a single
complaint had ever been heard.
…..Remember…..
“No one can hurt you without your consent.
It is not what happens to us that hurts us.
It is our response that hurts us”
Best sermons are lived;not preached