"But Your Eminence, they are perhaps a bit too restrictive and the people are hurting..."
"No, they are sinners, and cannot come into our communion. Now go," and his eager young aides went away.
The Parable of the Lost Sheep
1Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. 2And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.
3And he spake this parable unto them, saying, 4What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? 5And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost. 7I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.
Once upon a time, a shoemaker decided to make shoes in limited sizes, and then he couldn't understand why so many of his former customers went elsewhere.
ReplyDeleteQuestion: Should the shoemaker adapt to the customers' demands, or should the customers seek and find a shoemaker?
Moral of the story: One size does not fit all.