Lighten The Load
Story★★★There is a parable about a man who carried a heavy load of sticks on his back as he walked along a country road. A farmer in a horse-drawn wagon stopped and offered the man a ride. The man gratefully accepted, climbed into the wagon and sat down, but kept the heavy load of sticks on his back.
“Why don’t you take that load off your back and leave it in the wagon?” asked the farmer.
“Oh, no! It is enough that you would give me a lift. I couldn’t ask you to carry my heavy load besides.”
Norman G. Wilson, Follow the Leader, 191.
The point
A man who accepted a ride but kept his heavy load on his own back illustrates how people often needlessly carry burdens even after receiving grace and help.
Scripture
Psalm 55:22
Audience
Adults
Tone
Gentle · Instructive
To tell aloud
under a minute · 111 words