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You can’t do that!
Out of bright-blue Sunday morning sky, I was struck by the
lightening flashing from the fiery eyes of a four-foot Moses in a GAP t-shirt
and khaki cargo shorts. The disheveled
mop of desert-sand hair bouncing around his head, his hands pressed against his
tiny hips. The only thing seemed missing was the rod-turned-serpent-turned-back-to-rod.
It was my once-a-month turn to help out in K-5th
grade classroom. The usual teachers were not there, but the bag of props and
the box of candy were sitting on the desk as if waiting to be put to good use. The
moment I lifted the lid, Molly came over and asked if she could have a
piece.
Sure, I said,
seeing nothing wrong in letting a child get a piece of candy, especially since
she asked so politely. When her friends
saw it, they all wanted some too. So, one by one, they each walked up to me,
with their best manners in place asked if they could have a piece. Everyone who
asked received. A line quickly formed,
the entire class eager to get their share.
It was then that I got struck by lightening.
Oh. I look up, the box still in my lap, the
lid off. And what is that that I can’t do?
You can’t give away
free candy.
Is that right?
Yes. Candy has to be
earned. You MUST earn your candy.
Really?!!! And how
exactly do you earn your candy?
You have to answer
questions. He says with a frown, then adds. Correctly. You must correctly answer the questions, or…
Or…?
No candy.
Wow. That’s strict. I say, the line,
temporarily suspended by our interaction, moving again.
Yep. It’s very strict.
For of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace. For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ. John 1:16-17
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