SOCIETY OF SKINNED KNEES
John Claypool tells a great parable about the Christian life. It’s a story about a peasant who lived in a village at the foot of mountain range. On the side of the mountain, in full view of the village, stood a monastery. The village people very seldom ever saw one of the monks and they held them in high awe. One day one of the monks descended from the mountain to the village below. The peasant, running up to the monk, said: “Oh, Father, surely yours is the best of all lives, living so close to God up in the clouds on top of the mountain. Please tell me, what do you do up there.” After a thoughtful pause, the monk replied, “What do we do up there? Well, I’ll tell you. We fall down and we get up. We fall down and we get up. We fall down and we get up.” That’s it! That’s what the Christian life…
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