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Kid's In Divine
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Corky and David |
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"There's David," said John as he and Carter walked home from school.
"Oh, no," groaned Carter. "Let's cut between these houses so we can get away.
Hurry!" As he spoke, Carter quickly dodged across a lawn, but John lagged
behind. He didn't want to irritate Carter, but he didn't think it was right to
run away from David, either. "John, come on!" Carter hissed.
John hesitated. "We probably should be more friendly with David," he murmured,
but he reluctantly followed his friend.
Carter shrugged. "David is so slow in every subject!" he said with a frown as
they walked along. "He's no good at sports, either. In fact, he's no good at
anything!" They were almost to Carter's house. "Hey, want to see our new
puppies?" he asked.
"Sure, but I can stay only a minute," replied John, and soon they were bending
over a box in the garage. Daisy, the mother dog, was surrounded by five little
balls of fur.
Carter pointed to one that was smaller than the others. "That's Corky-she's the
tiniest one, and she can't move around as well as the rest," he said. "Mom calls
her the runt of the litter."
"Will she be okay?" asked John.
"I hope so," replied Carter, "but Dad says if Daisy didn't help her and protect
her so much, she wouldn't have a very good chance to make it."
As John walked home later, he thought about Corky. He was passing David's home
when it suddenly occurred to him that David was something like the puppy. Corky
is weaker and different than the others, thought John, and David's different,
too. He doesn't seem to be as smart or as good at sports and stuff as most of
the other kids, but he's still part of our class. It doesn't seem right to shut
him out.
As John looked up, he saw David outside. David saw him, too, and turned away. On
impulse, John walked toward him. "Hi, David," he called. "Can I play with you a
little while?" A smile broke out on David's face. "I'll go make sure it's okay
with my mom," said John, "and then I'll come back."
John felt good because he knew he had made the right choice this time. I'll have
to talk to Carter about this, he decided. It seems silly to be worried about a
runt of a dog but not about a kid who's different.
HOW ABOUT YOU?
How do you treat kids who aren't quite like you? Are you friendly-even if you
think they're not dressed as nicely or can't do things as well as most of the
other kids? God wants you to accept all the people He made. He loves them and
wants you to treat them well. Think of something you can do to show that you
accept someone who may not be well-liked by others-someone who needs extra help.
Then do it to bring praise to God.
TODAY'S KEY VERSE:
Receive one another, just as Christ also received us, to the glory of God.
Romans 15:7
Love, and Friends
Forever
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