I was invited to have coffee one morning with Konrad Adenauer before he
retired as the Chancellor of Germany.
When I walked in, I expected to meet a tall, stiff, formal man who
might even be embarrassed if I brought up the subject of religion.
After the greeting, the Chancellor suddenly turned to me and said, “Mr.
Graham, what is the most important thing in the world?”
Before I could answer, he had answered his own question.
He said, “The resurrection of Jesus Christ.
If Jesus Christ is alive, then there is hope for the world.
If Jesus Christ is in the grave, then I don’t see the slightest glimmer
of hope on the horizon.”
Then he amazed me by saying that he believed that the resurrection of
Christ was one of the best-attested facts of history.
He said, “When I leave office, I intend to spend the rest of my life
gathering scientific proof of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.”
It was the fact of the resurrection of Christ that called the disciples
to go out as burning young revolutionaries to change the world of their day.
They preached that Christ is alive. This should be our message every
day of the year.
By Dr. Billy Graham
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