Me:  Who is that Prodigal?

Prodigal:  Someone I know.  He is tighter than a wet boot.

Me:  Well, even so he can be a good friend!

 

This is from the book  God’s Little Devotional Book for Women

 

Carlos Romulo, the former president of the Philippines, won an oratorical contest in the Manila high school he attended as a young man.  His father was puzzled, how ever, when he saw his son ignore the congratulations of one of the other contestants.  As they left the auditorium he asked, “Why didn’t you shake hands with Julio?”

Carols said, “I have no use for Julio.  He was speaking ill of me before the contest.”  The father put his arm around his son and said, “Your grandfather used to tell me that the taller the bamboo grows, the lower it bends.  Remember that always, my boy.  The taller the bamboo grows, the lower it bends.”

 

Today is a day to bend lower.

 

A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels.

 

Proverbs 1:5

 

Jennifer Van Allen

www.theprodigalpig.com

www.faithincounseling.org