How Much Art Thou Sorry
Story★★★★There is a story that tells how a crowd was watching a disaster that had befallen a peddler and that had wrecked his cart. Among them was a Quaker man. Many were the expressions of sympathy for the poor peddler in his loss. Amidst all the words the Quaker stepped forward: “I am sorry five pounds,” he said, handing a five-pound note to the peddler. Then he turned to the crowd: “Friend,” he said to each, “how much art thou sorry?”
Also attributed to: O. K. Storaasli
O. K. Storaasli, Christ in Our Home, Ed. Mark Hinton, Day 328.
The point
A Quaker man demonstrates genuine sympathy by giving five pounds to a peddler whose cart was wrecked, then challenges the crowd to quantify their sorry.
Scripture
James 2:15-161 John 3:17-18Matthew 25:35-40Luke 10:30-37
Audience
AdultsYouthSmall Group
Tone
Convicting · Sobering
To tell aloud
about 1 min · 96 words