Sim returned home from his...
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Sim returned home from his new job. He'd just moved and was getting settled. On the
answering machine was his friend, Arnie, from his old neighborhood, "Nothing
important. Just called to talk. Phone when you get a minute." Sim phoned. No one home.
He phoned every night for a week. Fearing what might have happened, he called another
friend who reported that no one was home at Arnie's and no one had seen him for a
week.
Sim and his wife drove 200 miles to Arnie's and arrived as Arnie drove into his driveway. Sim said how worried he was after Arnie's phone message and not being able to contact him. Arnie said that his cousin died that afternoon and he had left to be with family.
Even though Arnie was sad, he wasn't in danger. Humans often worry about the wrong things, as Jesus said, "Do not fear those who kill the body but...."
Sim and his wife drove 200 miles to Arnie's and arrived as Arnie drove into his driveway. Sim said how worried he was after Arnie's phone message and not being able to contact him. Arnie said that his cousin died that afternoon and he had left to be with family.
Even though Arnie was sad, he wasn't in danger. Humans often worry about the wrong things, as Jesus said, "Do not fear those who kill the body but...."
