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 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 indicate 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.