Series: Wisconsin CFO 1959

At the Wisconsin CFO in 1959, Glenn Harding opens with a warning from Thomas a Kempis that Jesus “hath many lovers of his heavenly kingdom, but few bearers of his cross.” He applies it to casting out the ordinary fears that block love, illustrating with a hospital experiment in which a friendly dog is ignored until it stops eating. He also uses the saying “he isn’t heavy, he’s my brother” about carrying a tired child to safety.

Glenn Harding tells how the disciples fished all night and caught nothing until the risen Jesus told them to cast their net on the other side. He links the story to his own recent surrender to God after a serious hospital stay. Every church in his town, he recalls, “prayed for little old Glenn Harding” during his recovery. He was speaking to the Wisconsin CFO in 1959.