Followers of Jesus: Loving God, Loving Each Other, Loving The Community

Forgiveness
Anon. aged 12

There was a famous entertainer who claimed he had a talking and dancing mouse. Every Saturday he’d perform a gig at a different venue. He would stand the mouse on a box and the mouse would dance to the music that the entertainer would play. Everyone was amazed at the dancing mouse. One night, they performed and it went horribly wrong. The mouse didn’t dance on the top of the box. The crowd booed and left.
After the disaster that was supposed to be the show, the entertainer found the mouse and said, “Why didn’t you dance for me?” The mouse answered, “Because you didn’t light the candle.”

Sometimes, we don’t dance for God. We don’t do what he wants us to. But he still forgives us. And God doesn’t light a candle under our feet. He doesn’t force us to do what he says. He loves us. We must decide to dance for God.