Emphasis Preaching Journal

Not too long ago there was a board meeting at a local church, when suddenly the church phone rang. When the pastor answered it, he found his wife calling. She informed him that a "needy person" had come to the parsonage requesting help. Since the parsonage was across the street, the pastor walked over to investigate.

When he came out of the church, he saw a shabbily-dressed young woman who told him her baby was hungry. She was out of work and so on. The story was all too familiar.