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05/22/10 Weekend Grif.Net – Handwriting on The Wall

05/22/10 Weekend Grif.Net – Handwriting on The Wall

[Author Unknown ]

A weary mother returned from the store, lugging groceries through the
kitchen door.
Awaiting her arrival was her 8 year old son, anxious to relate what his
younger brother had done.

‘While I was out playing and Dad was on a call, T.J. took his crayons and
wrote on the wall
It’s on the new paper you just hung in the den. I told him you’d be mad at
having to do it again.’

She let out a moan and furrowed her brow, ‘Where is your little brother
right now?’
She emptied her arms and with a purposeful stride she marched to his closet
where he had gone to hide.

She called his full name as she entered his room. He trembled with fear–he
knew that meant doom
For the next ten minutes, she ranted and raved about the expensive wallpaper
and how she had saved.

Lamenting all the work it would take to repair, she condemned his actions
and total lack of care.
The more she scolded, the madder she got, then stomped from his room,
totally distraught

She headed for the den to confirm her fears when she saw the wall, her eyes
flooded with tears.
The message she read pierced her soul with a dart. It said, ‘I love Mommy’,
surrounded by a heart.

Well, the wallpaper remained, just as she found it, with an empty picture
frame hung to surround it.
A reminder to her, and indeed to all: ‘Take time to read the handwriting on
the wall.’

~~
Dr Bob Griffin
[email protected] www.grif.net
“Jesus Knows Me, This I Love!”