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CH A P T E R 4

Conversion:

Turning from Old

to New

story is told of a boy who ran away from home because he
hated the tasks his parents gave him to do. It was his duty to
u
c
A t firewood and bring it from the woodpile into his house when
needed. Taking his clothes and a few of his personal things, he left home.
But soon his money was gone, his clothes were dirty, and he was cold
and hungry from sleeping out in the open.

At last he became so miserable that he decided to call home. He
listened anxiously as his father answered the phone for some hint of
his father’s mood. Very hesitatingly he asked, “Father, will you forgive
me? May I come home?” His father answered, “Son, your mother and
I love you very much, and we have missed you so much. Of course
we want you to come home, but when you return, come by way of
the woodpile.”

A few days later the father returned to his home in the evening and
found his son at the woodpile, obediently cutting wood. But his attitude
was different, for the boy was smiling as he applied himself to his
task. It was easy to see that a great change had taken place. He was a
changed person!

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