15 Look



Look

Not all tales need to be from the distant past because we all make our own tales as we move through life. One such incident was when my son began to learn reading and writing. The first word he learned was the word, “Look”. This word began appearing on every bit of spare paper. Then one Sunday morning I arrived home from conducting an early morning service at the prison.

One morning arriving home from an early morning service in the prison I saw emblazoned on the church wall in bright chalk the words, "Look, God." He had learned another word and was happy to let the whole congregation know. As members arrived for Sunday worship, they could all read these words. I often wondered what they thought he meant.


Some weeks later my study was being decorated. New wallpaper was being hung to brighten the place. I arrived and I was met at the door by my daughter. “Dad you are not going to like what Ross has done now.” When I asked what he had been up to she informed me he had written on the study wallpaper. No, I was not going to like what he had done now. In anger, I stormed up the stairs to the study. I opened the door. True enough the walls were written on in crayon. The words read, “I love my dad.”

Those words were still there on the wall when I left that church to move to another parish. Every time I sat down to prepare for a meeting or to prepare myself for conducting Sunday worship I saw them. They were words that touched my inner being like few words could.

It is wonderful when somebody, whom you hold dear, takes the time to let you know that you also hold a special place in their life. maybe we should all do so more frequently.





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