What Did We Know before Facebook? (standard:humor, 903 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jan 26 2020	Views/Reads: 1373/971	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Some secrets, like God’s love for me, should be spread far and wide and not kept a secret.

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Then, one of the older women in the group came up with a plan that would
out-gossip the Queen of Gossipers. 

The plan was simply this. On a certain night, a group would meet at the
church to develop a plan to fire their pastor. Everybody knew that 
grandmother loved her pastor to pieces. Anything like this would have 
gotten her dander up, and you do not want to do that. 

The success of the plan depended upon the right person whispering this
gossip to my grandmother. Otherwise, she would not really believe it. 

The woman who came up with this was my grandmother's closest friend, and
so she was chosen. If Grandmother would believe anybody, it would be 
this woman. 

They made plans for the birthday party. How they got it to everybody
without my grandmother knowing is in the same category as who killed 
JFK. 

At the right time, this woman went to my grandmother and confidentially
whispered the plan to fire her beloved pastor. "Now, don't let this get 
out to anybody; this is top secret." 

Before the night ended, everybody in the community knew of the plan to
"fire the pastor." 

On that night, people came early because it was supposed to be a
surprise. It was a wonderful surprise. 

At the right time, my grandmother marched into that church, slammed open
the door, and said as angrily as she had ever been, “How dare you fire 
my pastor?” 

At that moment, everybody, including the pastor, burst into singing,
“Happy Birthday to You.” 

It took a few moments for my grandmother to understand what was really
happening. When she finally realized what the meeting was really about, 
she laughed and said, “How did I miss this?” 

As I listen to the woman telling me, the story I thought of what David
said. “The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will 
shew them his covenant' (Psalm 25:14). 

Some secrets, like God's love for me, should be spread far and wide and
not kept a secret.


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