Comment: Sometimes you can prepare a story sermon which reflects a lot of your own experience. And it becomes natural for you to play yourself while making the point of the sermon.

The following reflected a lot of my experiences as a young father. Fortunately, my wife did not die, as does the wife of the main character here. But I was quite a disappointment to my colleagues because of how much part I took in household matters and child care.

As of this writing, I am the wife my spouse always wanted! I forgot myself the other morning and illustrated a point about doing something because it needed to be done, even if my heart wasn't in it. I spoke of making breakfast and packing lunch for my wife. One of the women in the Bible study class blurted out, "Where have I gone wrong?" The men a…