• Grandpa And The Peach

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  Scripture:  Proverbs 17:6

  Tags:  Children

GRANDPA AND THE PEACH

"Four-year-old Jason was visiting his grandparents. Grandpa was in his study intently reading. Jason walked in carrying a peach, said something Grandpa didn't catch, and handed the peach to him.

"Thinking his wife had sent him a snack, Grandpa took it and ate it. Just as he swallowed the last bite, Jason, with lip quivering, said, 'But, Pap, I didn't want you to eat it. I just wanted you to get the worm out'"

(Edward K. Rowell & Leadership Journal, 1001 Quotes, Illustrations & Humorous Stories for Preachers, Teachers & Writers (Baker Books: Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1996, 1997), 435. From a sermon by Eric Lenhart, Seeds in the Good Soil, 8/13/2010)