A - The Feather

A peasant with a troubled conscience went to a monk for advice. He said he had circulated a vile story about a friend, only to find that the story was not true. "If you would make peace with your conscience," said the monk, "you must first fill a bag with goose down and go to every door in the village, dropping a feather at each doorstep." The peasant did as he was told, then came back to the monk to tell him he'd done penance for his folly. "Not yet," replied the monk. "Now you must take a bag and return to each doorstep to gather every feather you previously dropped." "But the wind will have blown them all away by now," said the peasant. "Yes, my son," said the monk. "And so it is with your vile words. Words like goose downs are quickly dropped, but try as hard as you will, you can never get them back." Author Unknown

14 Day Walk With Christ

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