Don Ledingham wrote:
>Thomas Benjamin gave us a 'parable' of the bishop and the vicar. He
>suggested that the vicar had done the wrong thing by wearing out his
>sandals rather than his knees in prayer. I can't agree with this
>conclusion. I think to stay in your church and believe people will come
>because you are praying is arrogant and unrealistic.
Don,I heard a different message in the parable probably because of my
different understanding of prayer. I heard the bishop telling the vicar
that he should listen to God through prayer to tell him how he should
reach his people.
Best regards,
Roxanne Abbas
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