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 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 Mom 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 now 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 or we insult a friend
or 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 they'll be
glad we tried...
So please pass some of this grace and love to others, when they are trying new and challenging things.
Remember, it might be your son one day who you find making a mess out of your kitchen because he loves you enough to "make pancakes."
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