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Telling Tales

Fergus is in his element when he tells the children stories. Tonight, at Joan’s request, he launches into one he calls “The Snakebite and the Buffalo.” Claire flushes when she realizes he’s cast her as the heroine. Jamie takes her hand.

From her lap, Henri-Christian chirps, “I dinna ken if I’ll ever be strong enough to save someone.”

“Did ye not hear the story, a bhalaich? Even yer Grannie had help,” Jamie says.

“And there is great strength in love,” Fergus adds.

But many who are the greatest now will be least important then, and those who seem least important now will be the greatest then. — Matthew 19:30

Insight Jesus turned the world's values upside down. Consider the most powerful or well-known people in our world. How many got where they are by being humble, self-effacing, and gentle? Not many! But in the life to come, the last will be first—if they got in last place by choosing to follow Jesus.

Challenge Don't forfeit eternal rewards for temporary benefits. Be willing to make sacrifices now for greater rewards later. Be willing to accept human disapproval, while knowing that you have God's approval.

“Hey! Here, take this medicine with a stupid name to cure what ails you! Disclaimer: it might make things worse instead, give you an entirely new health problem, or even kill you! We’ll put that information in super tiny text that disappears in 0.02 seconds too!”

Like, WHAT??? Wdym your cure for eye dryness might give me a heart attack 💀💀💀

Their facial expressions 🤣

Explain this one.

Love,