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FORGIVENESS
The following was shared with us by William F. Stehr, Pastor of St. James Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, Florida. He read it in Will Daylight Come by Dr. Richard Carl Hoefler. A little boy was visiting his grandparents. And he was given his first sling-shot. He had great fun with it playing in the woods. He would take aim and let the stone fly, but he never hit a thing. Then, on his way home for dinner, he cut through the backyard and saw Grandmother’s pet duck. He took aim and let the stone fly. It went straight to the mark and the duck fell dead. The boy panicked. In frightened desperation, he took the dead duck and hid it in the woodpile. Then he saw his sister Sally standing over by the corner of the house. She had seen the whole thing. They went into dinner. Sally said nothing. After dinner Grandmother said “O.K. Sally, let’s clear the table and wash the…