BUYING FORGIVENESS
The mother of two young boys was having difficulty disciplining the younger son. Because he was bigger than his older brother he had developed the bad habit of using his superior size to attain his way. The mother made a desperate speech to the younger bully and shared how much it hurt her to see him strike his brother. For a few days her talk produced the desired results, but then one day she walked into the room where the boys were playing just in time to see the youngest son resort to his old habit of striking his smaller brother. The son’s eyes caught the disappointed eyes of his mother while his hand still felt the impact of his blow. The mother left the room without a word, but the tear in her eye struck a damaging blow to her son’s heart. Before long he ran into the kitchen and pleaded, “Mom, do you want me to help you do the…
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