StorySaying / Proverb★★★★
A man visiting in the South called a Negro on the station platform to the train window and said, “Uncle, is there anybody in this town enjoying religion?” To which the old Negro replied: “Them’s that’s got it, is.”— E. Stantey Jones, Abundant Living
— Jerusalem
Also attributed to: E. Stanley Jones
The point
A traveler asks whether anyone in a Southern town genuinely enjoys their religion, and an old man replies that those who truly have it do.
Scripture
Psalm 16:11Romans 14:17Philippians 4:41 Peter 1:8
Audience
AdultsYouthSmall Group
Tone
Humorous · Convicting · Hopeful
To tell aloud
under a minute · 9 words