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Malam Saat Lonceng Berdentang Cerita Motivasi dan Inspirasi Nomor 1

Memperoleh hikmat sungguh jauh melebihi memperoleh emas, dan mendapat pengertian jauh lebih berharga daripada mendapat perak. Amsal 16:16

Suatu hari, dahulu kala, sebuah gereja yang mengagumkan berdiri di sebuah bukit yang tinggi di sebuah kota yang besar. Jika dihiasi lampu-lampu untuk sebuah perayaan istimewa, gereja itu dapat dilihat hingga jauh di sekitarnya. Namun demikian ada sesuatu yang jauh lebih menakjubkan dari gereja ini ketimbang keindahannya: legenda yang aneh dan indah tentang loncengnya.

Di sudut gereja itu ada sebuah menara berwarna abu-abu yang tinggi, dan di puncak menara itu, demikian menurut kata orang, ada sebuah rangkaian lonceng yang paling indah di dunia. Tetapi kenyataannya tak ada yang pernah mendengar lonceng-lonceng ini selama bertahun-tahun. Bahkan tidak juga pada hari Natal. Karena merupakan suatu adat pada Malam Natal bagi semua orang untuk datang ke gereja membawa persembahan mereka bagi bayi Kristus. Dan ada masanya di mana sebuah persembahan yang sangat tidak biasa yang diletakkan di altar akan menimbulkan alunan musik yang indah dari lonceng-lonceng yang ada jauh di puncak menara. Ada yang mengatakan bahwa malaikatlah yang membuatnya berayun. Tetapi akhir-akhir ini tak ada persembahan yang cukup luar biasa yang layak memperoleh dentangan lonceng-lonceng itu.

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