The Stumbling Block

A revival meeting being held was showing no signs of success until one evening an elder stood up and said, "Pastor, I don't believe there is going to be revival as long as Brother Jones and I don't speak to each other." He went to Jones and said: "Brother Jones, we have not spoken for five years. Let's bury the hatchet. Here's my hand." And crying broke out in the congregation. Soon another elder rose and said: "Pastor, I've been saying mean things about you behind your back and nice things to your face. I'm asking your forgiveness." Many more members followed suit, confessing their wrongs, and God's presence was felt among them.

— F. B. Meyer