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Jessica Ellsworth, Elder
October 22, 2020
For today’s devotional, I am sharing a story I found online. It’s nothing fancy, but it says a lot in its few short words. May we try to be appreciative of the burnt toast we receive.
One evening my mother made dinner after a hard day's work. She put a plate of eggs, salad and burnt toast in front of my father ...
I immediately noticed, the burnt toast .... And, I was waiting to see if he was going to complain about it, but my father started to eat them, smiling and asked me how I spent my day at school ...
My mom apologized to my dad for the burnt toast. I will never forget his response to her: "Honey, I love burnt toast!"
Later when I went to bed and my dad came over to kiss me goodnight, I asked him if he really liked the burnt toast?
He hugged me and said, "Your mother has had a difficult day and she is really tired. She went out of her way to prepare this meal for us, why blame her and hurt her.
Burnt toast never hurt anyone; but words can be very painful! "
We have to know how to appreciate what others do for us, even if it's not perfect, because it's the intention to do well that counts, and no one is perfect ...
Dear God,
Thank you for the people who make us burnt toast. Help us to have grateful hearts and may we be a blessing to them. Give us words of love today.
In Jesus name,
Amen
Jessica Ellsworth, Elder
October 22, 2020
For today’s devotional, I am sharing a story I found online. It’s nothing fancy, but it says a lot in its few short words. May we try to be appreciative of the burnt toast we receive.
One evening my mother made dinner after a hard day's work. She put a plate of eggs, salad and burnt toast in front of my father ...
I immediately noticed, the burnt toast .... And, I was waiting to see if he was going to complain about it, but my father started to eat them, smiling and asked me how I spent my day at school ...
My mom apologized to my dad for the burnt toast. I will never forget his response to her: "Honey, I love burnt toast!"
Later when I went to bed and my dad came over to kiss me goodnight, I asked him if he really liked the burnt toast?
He hugged me and said, "Your mother has had a difficult day and she is really tired. She went out of her way to prepare this meal for us, why blame her and hurt her.
Burnt toast never hurt anyone; but words can be very painful! "
We have to know how to appreciate what others do for us, even if it's not perfect, because it's the intention to do well that counts, and no one is perfect ...
Dear God,
Thank you for the people who make us burnt toast. Help us to have grateful hearts and may we be a blessing to them. Give us words of love today.
In Jesus name,
Amen
