Youth Catches a Triumphant Spirit From Phillips Brooks
Story★★★★A perplexed youth once sought an interview with Phillips Brooks, the great American Christian. When the long-anticipated day arrived he spent a radiant hour with Phillips Brooks. He came out from it transfigured, feeling the joy of living. Later he realized he had forgotten to ask the question which had baffled him. He said, however, “I did not care. What I needed was not the solution of a special problem, but the contagion of a triumph spirit.”
The point
A youth sought out Phillips Brooks expecting to have a burning question answered but left transfigured by the "contagion of his triumph spirit" instead. What he needed was not a solution to a specific problem but the contagion of another's victorious faith.
Scripture
Proverbs 27:121 Thessalonians 5:11
Audience
Adults
Tone
Inspiring · Hopeful
To tell aloud
under a minute · 77 words