One day a pastor was
calling upon a dear old lady, one of the "pillars" of the church to
which they both belonged.
As he thought of her long
& useful life & looked upon her sweet, placid countenance bearing but
few tokens of her 92 yrs of earthly pilgrimage, he was moved to ask her:
"My dear Mrs. S.,
what has been the chief source of your strength & sustenance during all
these years? What has appealed to you as the real basis of your unusual vigor
of mind & body? Tell me, that I may pass
the secret on to others & if possible, profit by it myself."
The old lady thought a
moment, then lifting her eyes, dim with age, yet kindling with sweet memories
of the past, answered briefly, "Victuals" (meaning, nutritious food).
- Sarah L. Tenney
(moreillustrations.com)
1Co 3:16-17 (NHEB):
"Do you not know that you are a temple of God, and that God’s Spirit lives
in you? If anyone destroys the temple of
God, God will destroy him..."
"Thou should eat to
live; not live to eat." - Socrates.
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