The Sentry
"If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit."
– Jesus (Matthew 15:14)
In his book, "Mind Your Own Business," Murray Raphel shares
the following story. "Years ago, in Russia, a czar came upon
a lonely sentry standing at attention in a secluded corner
of the palace garden. 'What are your guarding,' asked the
czar. 'I don't know. The captain ordered me to this post,'
the sentry replied.
"The czar called the captain. His answer: 'Written
regulations specify a guard was to be assigned to that
area.' The czar ordered a search to find out why. The
archives finally yielded the reason. Years before, Catherine
the Great had planted a rose bush in that corner. She
ordered a sentry to protect it for that evening.
"One hundred years later, sentries were still guarding the
now barren spot."
The application is obvious.
by Dick Innes, Daily Encounter www.actsweb.org/detoday . Used by permission.