A missionary in South China told of a native who once came to him and said: “Why don’t you preach something else? You have been preaching this Jesus for three days.”
“What do you eat for breakfast?” the Chinaman was asked.
“Rice,” was the reply.
“For dinner?”
“Rice.”
“For supper?”
“Why, rice.”
“What did you eat yesterday?” “Rice.”
“Why don’t you eat something else?”
“Because it keeps me alive.”
“That is just the reason why we preach Jesus,” continued the missionary triumphantly; “because He is life to us.”
ML 10/08/1961