Emphasis Preaching Journal

Imagine for a moment a child who has just received one of life's most splendid gifts -- the gift of being able to hold a pencil. As chubby fingers press tightly about the yellow shaft of wood, the child glances up at a parent. "That's right!" the parent says. Intently, the young one looks downward again, and, pressing with all the might in the world, marks out a black and jagged line. Child and parent laugh in the presence of the gift.