MISPLACED EMOTION
The movie E.T. had an impact on most people when it was first released to the theaters. I remembered taking my five-year-old daughter to see it at a local cinema, and like everyone else there, we were very caught-up in the story as it unfolded. The drama continued to the point where E.T. became ill and died. I heard the sniffles of my daughter on my lap, and I became emotional because she seemed moved by the story. I leaned over and said to her, “What’s the matter, honey, are you sad because E.T. died?” She whimpered, “No, my foot’s caught in the seat.” The tears were just as genuine, but the cause was totally different. This little incident reminded me that many times the pain that is visible in people’s lives is not always caused by that which we imagine. It behooves us to discover the real reason and minister in the name of Christ. I removed my daughter’s foot from…
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