Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Humor
Windows for Sermons
Stories And Humor For Inspired Preaching
Object:
A young boy living in New York City was reluctantly taking piano lessons. When it was announced that the famous Polish pianist, Paderewski was coming to town, the boy's mother thought if she took the lad to hear the great musician perform, it might stimulate his interest. So she bought the tickets and when the time came, they arrived at the music hall early.
As a typical little boy, he got restless, and finally got away from his mother by going to the men's rest room. On the way back to his seat he looked in a door and saw a vacant room, with a big grand piano in the middle. Curtains lined one side of the room. He went in the room, climbed up on the piano bench, and started to play the only tune he knew very well. It was "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star."
The stage hand had been told that when the music started he was to open the curtains. He did so, and to the amazement of the audience, and to the consternation of his mother, the boy was on the stage playing "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star."
Then an amazing thing happened. The great Paderewski came on stage behind the little boy, saying to him, "Keep playing, keep playing ..." He reached around the boy, and added marvelous music to the basic theme. No one ever heard it played like that before! When they were finished the little boy and the great Paderewski received a tremendous ovation.
Our Savior is like that: when we struggle, he puts his loving arms around us and says, "It's okay. Just try it again." We can call it the touch of the Master's Hand.
As a typical little boy, he got restless, and finally got away from his mother by going to the men's rest room. On the way back to his seat he looked in a door and saw a vacant room, with a big grand piano in the middle. Curtains lined one side of the room. He went in the room, climbed up on the piano bench, and started to play the only tune he knew very well. It was "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star."
The stage hand had been told that when the music started he was to open the curtains. He did so, and to the amazement of the audience, and to the consternation of his mother, the boy was on the stage playing "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star."
Then an amazing thing happened. The great Paderewski came on stage behind the little boy, saying to him, "Keep playing, keep playing ..." He reached around the boy, and added marvelous music to the basic theme. No one ever heard it played like that before! When they were finished the little boy and the great Paderewski received a tremendous ovation.
Our Savior is like that: when we struggle, he puts his loving arms around us and says, "It's okay. Just try it again." We can call it the touch of the Master's Hand.
