Allison ByerleyThe late Methodist minister Jim Moore told this story of two men in a hospital room.
Once upon a time, there were two men, Mr. Wilson and Mr. Thompson, both seriously ill in the same room of a great hospital.
Both had to be kept unusually quiet and still — no reading, no radio, certainly no television and no visitors. Their only entertainment was to talk to each other.
Mr. Thompson had to spend all his time flat on his back. Mr. Wilson, on the other hand, as part of his treatment,...
Hope comes in a time of crisis
By ALLISON BYERLEY
Allison ByerleyThe late Methodist minister Jim Moore told this story of two men in a hospital room.
Once upon a time, there were two men, Mr. Wilson and Mr. Thompson, both seriously ill in the same room of a great hospital.
Both had to be kept unusually quiet and still — no reading, no radio, certainly no television and no visitors. Their only entertainment was to talk to each other.
Mr. Thompson had to spend all his time flat on his back. Mr. Wilson, on the other hand, as part of his treatment,...