Feelin down in OK

[Guest guest]

Six -year-old decided one Saturday morning to fix his parents

pancakes. He

found a big bowl and spoon, pulled a chair to the counter, opened the

cupboard and pulled out the heavy

flour canister, spilling it on the floor.

He scooped some of the flour into the bowl with his hands, mixed in

most of a cup of

milk and added some sugar, leaving a floury trail on the floor which

by now had a few

tracks left by his kitten. was covered with flour and getting

frustrated. He wanted this to be

something very good for Mom and Dad, but it was getting very bad.

He didn't know what to do next, whether to put it all into the oven or

on the stove

and he didn't know how the stove worked!). Suddenly he saw his kitten

licking from the bowl of mix and

reached to push her away, knocking the egg carton to the floor.

Frantically he tried to clean up this monumental mess but slipped on

the eggs, getting his pajamas white

and sticky.

And just then he saw Dad standing at the door. Big crocodile tears

welled up in 's eyes. All he'd

wanted to do was something good, but he'd made a terrible mess. He was

sure a scolding was coming, maybe

even a spanking. But his father just watched him.

Then, walking through the mess, he picked up his crying son, hugged

him and loved

him, getting his own pajamas white and sticky in the process.

That's how God deals with us. We try to do something good in life, but

it turns into a mess. Our marriage

gets all sticky or we insult a friend, or we can't stand our job, or

our health goes sour. Sometimes we

just stand there in tears because we can't think of anything else to

do. That's when God picks us up and

loves us and forgives us, even though some of our mess gets all over

Him.

But just because we might mess up, we can't stop trying to " make

pancakes " for God or for others. Sooner

or later we'll get it right, and then they'll be glad we tried...

I was thinking... and I wondered if I had any wounds needing to be

healed, friendships

that need rekindling or three words needing to be said, sometimes, " I

love you " can heal & bless

Just in case I haven't told you lately... I LOVE YA!!!

Never stop " making pancakes " !!!

Feeling kinda blue today and this picked me up. Hope it does the same

for someone else in the group...Kathi in OK