Several years ago, a young priest, fresh out of the seminary, was assigned as pastor to as small parish, in a small town. Some weeks after he arrived, he had an occasion to ride the local bus from the rectory to the downtown area.
When he sat down, he discovered that the driver had accidentally given him a quarter too much change.
As he considered what to do, he thought to himself, “You’d better give the quarter back. It would be wrong to keep it.”
Then he thought, “Oh, forget it, it’s only a quarter. Who would worry about this little amount? Anyway, the bus company gets too much fare; they will never miss it. Accept it as a ‘gift from God’ and keep quiet.”
When his stop came, he paused momentarily at the door, and then he handed the quarter to the driver and said, “Here, you gave me too much change.”
The driver, with a smile, replied, “Aren’t you the new pastor in town?”
“Yes”, he replied.
“Well, I have been thinking a lot lately about returning to church. I just wanted to see what you would do if I gave you too much change. I’ll see you at church on Sunday.”
When the young priest stepped off of the bus, he literally grabbed the nearest light pole, held on, and said, “Oh my God, I almost sold Jesus for twenty-five cents!”
Are we watching our thoughts, they become words. Are we minding our words, they become action. Are we managing our actions, they are forming habits….
Are we careful with our habits, they are defining our character… Are we designing our character as they are becoming our Destiny.
Our life’s with or without our knowledge is becoming a path finder for others, are we ready to light up their way?…
