There is a ridiculous story about a wealthy Texan who died, and his attorney gathered the entire family for the reading of the will. Relatives came from near and far to see if they were included in the bequests.

The lawyer somberly opened the will and began to read:

"To my cousin Ed, I leave my ranch."

"To my brother Jim, I leave my money market accounts."

"To my neighbor and good friend, Fred, I leave my stocks."

"And finally, to my cousin George, who always sat around and never did anything, but wanted to be remembered in my will, I want to say, `Hi, George.'"

I've known folks like George, haven't you? Folks who sit around and never do much of anything.

I believe one of the things that endeared Simon Peter to Jesus was that he was a man of action. There are lots of folks who have …