“A Story of Four Worms”

 

A preacher decided to use a visual demonstration as emphasis for his Sunday sermon.  So, he watered his lawn in the early evening, and then before he turned for the night he went to his back yard with flashlight and carefully selected four worms, [night crawlers to be exact].

 

He placed the Four Worms into Four Separate Jars: The FIRST WORM was put into a container of alcohol.  The SECOND WORM was put into a container of cigarette smoke.  The THIRD WORM was put into a container of chocolate.  The FOURTH WORM was put into a container of good clean soil.

 

What Happened to the Four Worms?  At the conclusion of the sermon, the Minister reported the following results: The FIRST WORM in the jar with alcohol - was DEAD.  The SECOND WORM in the jar with cigarette smoke - was DEAD.  The THIRD WORM in the jar with chocolate - was DEAD.  The FOURTH WORM in the jar of good clean soil - was ALIVE

 

The Minister Asked the Congregation: What can you learn from this demonstration? From the back of the church, came the response: "As long as you drink, smoke, and eat chocolate, you won't have worms!"  For some people that might represent joy, but real JOY, eternal JOY is something different.

 

Real JOY comes from knowing, loving, and following Jesus Christ.  Eleonore Stump wrote, “The union of love is not a feeling, it is a mutual indwelling.”  Jesus reminded us that God wants to dwell in us and wants us to dwell in Him.

 

St. Joseph pray for us.

St. Andre Bessette intercede for us.

May God Be Praised!