Fw: Making Pancakes

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Sai Ram Brothers and Sisters,

 

Another wonderful story .....to reflect upon.....

 

With love and light,

 

Madhvi

 

MAKING PANCAKES

 

 

Six-year-old Brandon decided one Saturday morning to fix his parents

pancakes. He found a big bowl and spoon, pulled a chair to the counter,

opened the cupboard and pulled out the heavy flour canister, spilling it

on the floor.

 

He scooped some of the flour into the bowl with his hands, mixed in most

of a cup of milk and added some sugar, leaving a floury trail on the floor

which by now had a few tracks left by his kitten.

 

Brandon was covered with flour and getting frustrated. He wanted this to

be something very good for Mum and Dad, but it was getting very bad.

He didn't know what to do next, whether to put it all into the oven or on

the stove and he didn't know how the stove worked!. Suddenly he saw his

kitten licking from the bowl of mix and reached to push her away, knocking

the egg carton to the floor. Frantically he tried to clean up this

monumental mess but slipped on the eggs, getting his pajamas white and

sticky.

 

And just then he saw Dad standing at the door. big crocodile tears welled

up in Brandon's eyes. All he'd wanted to do was something good, but he'd

made a terrible mess. He was sure a scolding was coming, maybe even a

spanking. But his father just watched him.

 

Then, walking through the mess, he picked up his crying son, hugged him

and loved him, getting his own pajamas white and sticky in the process!

 

That's how God deals with us. We try to do something good in life, but it

turns into a mess. Our marriage gets all sticky, we insult a friend, we can't

stand our job, or our health goes sour.

 

Sometimes we just stand there in tears because we can't think of anything

else to do. That's when God picks us up and loves us and forgives us, even

though some of our mess gets all over Him.

 

But just because we might mess up, we can't stop trying to "make pancakes"

for God or for others. Sooner or later we'll get it right, and then we'll be glad we tried...

 

 

- Author Anonymous........