Monday, October 9, 2000
Monday, October 9, 2000
"In everything do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law
and the prophets."
One day the old man's little grandson was working with some pieces of wood. When his father
asked what he was doing, he replied, "I'm making a trough for you and mother to eat out of when
I'm grown up." From that moment on, the grandfather rejoined the family at the table. No one
ever said another word about it.
Do we treat others like we want to be treated?
(Matthew 7:12
NRSV)
"Grandfather's Corner," is the story of an old man who lived with his son and his son's wife and
children. The man was almost deaf and blind and had difficulty eating without spilling his food.
Occasionally, he would drop a bowl and break it. His son and his wife thought it was disgusting
and made the old man eat in a corner behind the stove. They gave him a wooden bowl which
could not be broken.
Dear Jesus, give me the strength to fully give your gift of acceptance. Amen.
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