Friday, January 06, 2006

My desire?

This I copied from the devotional "Our daily Bread".

Four pastors were discussing the merits of the various translations of the Bible. One liked a particular version best because of its simple, beautiful English. Another preferred a more scholarly edition because it was closer to the original Hebrew and Greek. Still another liked a contemporary version because of its up-to-date vocabulary.

The fourth minister was silent for a moment, then said, "I like my mother's translation best." Surprised, the other three men said they didn't know his mother had translated the Bible. "Yes," he replied. "She translated it into life, and it was the most convincing translation I ever saw."

That is my desire and the greatest gift of all, if my children would say what the fourth minister said!

2 comments:

Lynne said...

Wow. Isn't that what all of us mothers really want.

Anonymous said...

That is so beautiful.
Thank you for posting this.