I received this from my sister and thought that I would share with you all.

There was a little boy visiting his grandparents on their farm. He was

given a slingshot to play with out in the woods. He practiced in the

woods, but he could never hit the target. Getting a little discouraged,

he headed back for dinner. As he was walking back he saw Grandma's pet

duck. Just out of impulse, he let the slingshot fly, hit the duck

square in the head, and killed it. He was shocked and grieved. In a

panic, he hid the dead duck in the wood pile, only to see his sister

watching!

Sally had seen it all, but she said nothing. After lunch the next day

Grandma said, "Sally, let's wash the dishes." But Sally said, Grandma,

Johnny told me he wanted to help in the kitchen." Then she whispered to

him, "Remember the duck?" So Johnny did the dishes. Later that day,

Grandpa asked if the ! children wanted to go fishing and Grandma said,

"I'm sorry but I need Sally to help make supper."

Sally just smiled and said," Well that's all right because Johnny told

me he wanted to help." She whispered again, "Remember the duck?" So

Sally went fishing and Johnny stayed to help. After several days of

Johnny doing both his chores and Sally's he finally couldn't stand it

any longer. He came to Grandma and confessed the he had killed the duck.

Grandma knelt down, gave him a hug, and said, "Sweetheart, I know. You

see, I was standing at the window and I saw the whole thing. But because

I love you, I forgave you. I was just wondering how long you would let

Sally make a slave of you."

Thought for the day and every day thereafter: Whatever is in your past,

whatever you have done- and the devil keeps throwing it up in your face

(lying, debt, fear, hatred, anger, forgivingness, bitterness, etc.)

whatever it is, you need to know that God was standing at the window and

He saw the whole thing, He has seen your whole life. He wants you to

know that He loves you and that you are forgiven. He's just wondering

how long you will let the devil make a slave of you.

The great thing about God is that when you ask for forgiveness, He not

only forgives you, but He forgets - It is by God's Grace and Mercy that

we are saved.

Love, Karen