Monday, September 3, 2001
Monday, September 3, 2001
For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister
and
mother.
Who among those children chose the wisest thing? I believe the father appreciated the
one most
who simply wanted to spend a few moments in his lap. Take a moment or two and sit in
God's
lap.
(Matthew 12:20
NRSV)
There was once a man who was trying to read the evening newspaper after he had
come home
from a rough day at the office. As he attempted to read the paper, he was constantly
being
interrupted by his children. One child came and asked for money for an ice cream
cone, and his
father gently reached into his pocket and gave him the necessary coin. Another child
arrived in
tears. Her leg was hurt and she wanted her daddy to kiss the hurt away. An older son
came with
an algebra problem, and they eventually arrived at the right answer. Finally, the last
and youngest
of them all burst into the room looking for good old dad. The father said cynically,
"What do you
want?" The little youngster said, "Oh, daddy, I don't want anything. I just want to sit on
your
lap."
Dear Jesus, forgive me for the times I have been too busy to sit in our Father's lap.
Amen.
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