Mark 4:21-23 page 3

Mark 4:21-23 page 3 by ric gustafson


Elaine Marshall brought the white box into the kitchen and put it on top of the countertop.
" What's in the box?" Milton Marshall asked as he ate a tuna salad sandwich.
" A lamp I bought at the store". She lifted it out of the box and put it on the living room table.
He walked into the room and stared at what she had just bought. " That's an ugly lamp Elaine".
" I realize it's plain and faded". She looked at it. " But I like it".
One day, she came home and noticed that the lamp was missing. " Milton, what happened to the lamp?".
He walked out of the bathroom and gave her a guilty look. " I couldn't stand staring at that ugly lamp so I hid it under the bed".
She gave him an angry look as she got the lamp from under the bed and put it back on the living room table. " Give it a month and see if your attitude about it changes".
As each day passed, he began to notice that the faded and plain green lamp complemented the table and the room. That small green lamp became a part of the room and their lives.

The End- dedicated to Tom E


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Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric