Emphasis Preaching Journal
Susan, 10, and her father...
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Susan, 10, and her father were planting cherry trees on the hill at the back of their fruit farm.
"How long will it be before we can pick cherries?" Susan asked her dad.
"We'll get a handful of cherries for the next one or two years," her father answered. "However it will be at least five years before there will be lots of cherries."
"That's a long time. I don't know if I can wait," Susan complained. And then before her dad could say another word Susan continued, "I know what you're going to say, 'Can't wait was made to wait.' "
"How long will it be before we can pick cherries?" Susan asked her dad.
"We'll get a handful of cherries for the next one or two years," her father answered. "However it will be at least five years before there will be lots of cherries."
"That's a long time. I don't know if I can wait," Susan complained. And then before her dad could say another word Susan continued, "I know what you're going to say, 'Can't wait was made to wait.' "
