THOU SHALT PICK UP TOYS
Mother and her two small boys were having a serious discussion about stealing and why it was wrong. Mother asked the boys why they thought stealing was wrong. Five year old Luke said that stealing was against God’s laws. He had learned about the Ten Commandments in Sunday School. Mother asked the boys if they knew any other of the Ten Commandments. Luke remembered two others: “You shall not murder,” and “Honor your father and mother.” But they could not think of any others. After some time of thinking, Patrick piped up, “I know one: “Pick up your toys!” From Doris S. Bray, Episcopal Ministry of Unity, Palmerton, Pennsylvania
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