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I got this from the web. My thanks to the unknown author. The story

is titled "The Lonely Ember "

 

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A member of a certain church, who previously had been attending

services regularly, stopped going.

 

After a few weeks, the pastor decided to visit him. It was a chilly

evening. The pastor found the man at home alone, sitting before a

blazing fire.

 

Guessing the reason for his pastor's visit, the man welcomed him,

led him to a big chair near the fireplace and waited. The pastor

made himself comfortable but said nothing. In the grave silence, he

contemplated the play of the flames around the burning logs.

 

After some minutes, the pastor took the fire tongs, carefully picked

up a brightly burning ember and placed it to one side of the hearth

all alone. Then he sat back in his chair, still silent. The host

watched all this in quiet fascination.

 

As the one lone ember's flame diminished, there was a momentary glow

and then its fire was no more. Soon it was cold and "dead as a

doornail."

 

Not a word had been spoken since the initial greeting.

 

Just before the pastor was ready to leave, he picked up the cold,

dead ember and placed it back in the middle of the fire. Immediately

it began to glow once more with the light and warmth of the burning

coals around it.

 

As the pastor reached the door to leave, his host said, "Thank you

so much for your visit and especially for the fiery sermon. I shall

be back in church next Sunday."

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