SOFTLY AND GENTLY
He was the hired custodian of the congregation where I served as pastor. He was my teacher, a story-teller, a man of wisdom, soft-spoken, a worker — but most of all, I counted him as my gentle friend. His name was Junius, and I received more knowledge and insight about life from Junius than I have from many folks. I have paid tuition for less. Junius was what the Bible would call a wise man. His wisdom was not obvious, but then, wisdom doesn’t bellow and boast. Junius often shared slices of his life with me. One day he told me the story from many years ago, when he worked at a slaughter house where sheep and goats were killed for process. Junius’ task was to cut the sheep’s throat. He grew tired of the slaughter. He said: “The sheep — they would never fight. Where you laid them; that’s where they would stay. Then you could cut their throats. They…
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