And Jesus said to them, Yes; have you never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings you have perfected praise? — Matthew 21:16 (American King James Bible)
Two weeks ago tonight Carolann and I drove to Tracy’s and Martha’s house in McKinney to join their semi-weekly Bible study group. This will come as a surprise to our family and friends in California because we’re not church-goers but we’re not heathens, either. We’re quiet believers.
And frankly, more to the point, we’re new to Texas and have no social life. We need to meet people.
So, there we were, eight or ten of us having snacked and socialized, now seated together in our friends’ living room engrossed in the book of Daniel and sharing The Word.
Tracy and Martha’s eight-year-old daughter Sadie was upstairs in her room, unseen and forgotten.
The Good Book is passed to our new friend, Mike.
(A dog barks in the backyard. Sadie yells at the dog through her upstairs window, telling him to be quiet.)
Mike reads.
MIKE: “Ezekiel describes his vision of God…
(The dog begins baying outside.)
MIKE: “A voice came from above…”
(Upstairs, to the dog…)
SADIE: “SHUT UP YOU RETARD!!!”
We’ll try to pick it up at that point tonight. I’m praying that Sadie is there.
Oh please let Sadie be there. Notice I did not say “please, God” because I know He has other things to do today, but let this serve as a tiny little reminder.
Oh please let Sadie be there. Notice I didn’t say “please, God,” because I know He has other things to do today, but I hope this will serve as a tiny little reminder.
Oh, I don’t know, kids at that age just tend to say the darndest things. And who knows, maybe a few years from now, that youngster you met will grow up to become someone very important in this country. Maybe like — the Vice President of the United States. It could happen. I mean, if Joe Biden isn’t a good role model … then who is?