Taking Aim

A young lady named Sally, relates an experience she
had in a seminary class, given by her teacher, who
we'll call Brother Smith. She says Brother Smith
was known for his elaborate object lessons. One
particular day, Sally walked into seminary and knew
they were in for another fun day. On the wall was
a big target and on a nearby table were many darts.
Brother Smith told the students to draw a picture
of someone that they disliked or someone who had
made them angry . . . and he would allow them to
throw darts at the person's picture.

Sally's girlfriend (on her right), drew a picture of
a girl who had stolen her boyfriend. Another friend
(on her left), drew a picture of his little brother.
Sally drew a picture of Brother Smith, putting a great
deal of detail into her drawing, even drawing pimples
on his face. Sally was pleased at the overall effect
she had achieved.

The class lined up and began throwing darts, with
much laughter and hilarity.
Some of the students threw their darts with such force
that their targets were ripping apart. Sally looked
forward to her turn, and was filled with disappointment
when Brother Smith, because of time limits, asked the
students to return to their seats.

As Sally sat thinking about how angry she was because
she didn't have a chance to throw any darts at her
target, Brother Smith began removing the target from
the wall.

Underneath the target was a picture of Jesus . . .

A complete hush fell over the room as each student
viewed the mangled picture of Jesus; holes and jagged
marks covered His face and His eyes were pierced out.

Brother Smith said only these words, "In as much as ye
have done it unto the least of these my brethren, ye
have done it unto Me."

No other words were necessary; the tear-filled eyes of
each student focused only on the picture of Christ.
The students remained in their seats . . . even after
the bell rang . . . then slowly left the classroom,
tears streaming down their faces.

- Author Unknown

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