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There once was a man named George Thomas, a pastor in a

small New England town.

One Easter Sunday morning he came to the Church carrying a

rusty, bent, old bird cage, and set it by the pulpit. Several

eyebrows were raised and, as if in response. Pastor Thomas

began to speak. "I was walking through town yesterday when I

saw a young boy coming toward me swinging this bird cage. On

the bottom of the cage were three little wild birds, shivering

with cold and fright. I stopped the lad and asked, "What you got

there son?" "Just some old birds," came the reply. "What are

you gonna do with them?" I asked. "Take 'em home and have fun

with 'em," he answered. I'm gonna tease 'em and pull out their

feathers to make 'em fight. I'm gonna have a real good time."

"But you'll get tired of those birds sooner or later. What will

you do then?" "Oh, I got some cats," said the little boy. "They

like birds. I'll take 'em to them." The pastor was silent for a

moment. "How much do you want for those birds, son?"

"Huh??!!! Why, you don't want them birds, mister. They're just

plain old field birds. They don't sing-they ain't even pretty!"

"How much?" the pastor asked again. The boy sized up the

pastor as if he were crazy and said, "$10?" The pastor reached

in his pocket and took out a ten-dollar bill. He placed it in the

boy's hand. In a flash, the boy was gone. The pastor picked up

the cage and gently carried it to the end of the alley where there

was a tree and a grassy spot. Setting the cage down, he opened

the door, and by softly tapping the bars persuaded the birds out,

setting them free.

Well, that explained the empty bird cage on the pulpit, and

then the pastor began to tell this story.

One day Satan and Jesus were having a conversation. Satan had

just come from the Garden of Eden, and he was gloating and

boasting. "Yes, sir, I just caught the world full of people down

there. Set me a trap, used bait I knew they couldn't resist. Got

'em all!" "What are you going to do with them?" Jesus asked.

Satan replied, "Oh, I'm gonna have fun! I'm gonna teach them

how to marry and divorce each other, how to hate and abuse

each other, how to drink and smoke and curse. I'm gonna teach

them how to invent guns and bombs and kill each other. I'm

really gonna have fun!"

"And what will you do when you get done with them?" Jesus

asked. "Oh, I'll kill 'em," Satan glared proudly. "How much do

you want for them?" Jesus asked. "Oh, you don't want those

people. They ain't no good. Why, you'll take them and they'll

just hate you. They'll spit on you, curse you and kill you!! You

don't want those people!!" "How much?" He asked again. Satan

looked at Jesus and sneered, "All your tears, and all your

blood." Jesus said, "DONE!" Then He paid the price.

The pastor picked up the cage he opened the door and he

walked from the pulpit.

Have a wonderful day!

God Bless

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