Author : Patricia Nordman
I came across this gem some years back. If we apply this to our family and friends and our not-so-friendlies, how many minutes do WE have? Truly something to think about!At the beginning of the war it is said that a clergyman appeared before Bishop William Taylor Smith, chaplain general of the British Army, and applied for chaplaincy. Because he was a part of the great church of which the bishop was a leader, he felt reasonably sure of the appointment. It is said that Bishop Taylor Smith looked intently at him for a moment, then taking his watch from his pocket said,"I am a dying soldier on the battlefield. I have three minutes to live. What have you to say to me?"The clergyman was confused and said nothing.Then the bishop said, "I have two minutes to live. What can you tell me to help my soul?" and still no response.Then said the bishop solemnly, "I have only one minute to live!"With that the clergyman reached for his prayer book, but the bishop is reported to have said, "No, not that at such a time as this," and because the clergyman had nothing to say to the dying soldier upon the battlefield, he did not receive appointment."The Minister's Handicap," by J. Wilbur Chapman.
Keyword : spirituality,living,purpose of living,last minutes,last rights
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