All Our Strength

[KathrynJB]

A boy and his father were walking along a road when they came across a large stone. The boy said to his father,"Do yo think if I use all my strength, I can move this rock?" His father answered, "If you use all your strength, I am sure you can do it." The boy began to push the rock. Exerting himself as much as he could, he pushed and pushed. The rock did not move. Discouraged, he said to his father, "You were wrong. I can't do it." His father placed his arm around the boy's shoulder and said, "No, son. You didn't use ALL your strength--you didn't ask me to help."

From Teaching Your Children About God, by David Wolpe, quoted in Spiritual Literacy, by Fredric and Mary Ann Brussat

[chippers21]

Simple and yet profound...thank you.