Wisdom

 
  Between moments of dispensing wisdom, it seems that historical
 religious leaders had also learned software programming. One day, a
 great contest was held to test their skills. After days and days of fierce
 competition, only two leaders remained for the last day's event: Jesus
 and Mohammed.

  The judge described the software application required for the
 final test, and gave the signal to start writing code.The two
 contestants feverishly typed away on their keyboards. Routines,
 classes, applets and applications flew by on their screens at incredible
 speeds. Windows, dialogs, and other intricate graphics  began forming
 on their monitors. The clock showed that the contest would soon
 be finished.

  Suddenly, a bolt of lightening flashed  and the power went out.
 After a moment it came back on- just in time for the clock to announce
 that the last competition was over. The judge asked the two contestants
 to reveal their finished software.

  Mohammed angrily said that he'd lost it all in the power outage.
 The judge turned to the other competitor. Jesus smiled, clicked a mouse
 and a dazzling application appeared on his screen. After just a few
 moments, the judge was clearly impressed and declared Jesus the victor.

  When asked why the decision was made,  the judge pointed out the
 unique characteristic that set the winner apart  from all the other
 leaders:
 

Jesus saves.

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