Proverbs
10:4-5 A
slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. He who
gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who
brings shame.
Miss Smith, an elderly spinster, was the oldest resident
of her Midwestern town on the day she died. In writing her obituary, the editor
of the local newspaper became stumped after noting her age. Miss Smith had
never spent a night in jail or been seen intoxicated on the streets. She also
had never done anything noteworthy. While musing about what the might write,
the editor went out for coffee and in the local café, he met the owner of the
tombstone company, who was equally perplexed as to what to write about Miss
Smith.
The editor returned to his office and assigned both the
obituary and tombstone epitaph to the first reporter he saw, who happened to be
the sports editor. If you pass through that little town, you’ll find this on
Miss Smith’s tombstone:
Here lies the bones of Mildred Smith.
For her, life held no terrors.
She lived an old maid. She died an old maid.
No hits, no runs, no errors.
If we don’t try, we don’t do…if we don’t do…we can’t
bless others. We each have a contribution to make to the lives of others. Give
your best effort today. It’s your best shot at scoring in the game of life.