“. . . they may come to their senses and escape” (2 Timothy 2:26).
A “first grade” teacher noticed that one of her students was growing increasingly withdrawn. Clearly, the little girl was extremely worried about something. “What are you worried about?” the teacher asked. “Perhaps I can help you with your problem.” To which the child replied, “My parents. My dad works hard so that I can have nice things and go to this nice school. He even is working overtime so he can save enough money to send me to college. And my Mom is always cooking and shopping and taking care of the house and reading to me and being close to me when I’m scared of storms.” “That sounds very nice,” said the teacher, “so what is your problem? What are you so worried about?” “I’m afraid they might try to escape,” the little girl replied.
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