Evening-up the Slices
Matthew 20:1-16
Illustration
by Leonard Sweet

An old "Family Circus" comic strip shows the two boys Jeff and Billy squabbling over the size of the slices of pie their mom has placed before them. "They aren't the same," Jeff pouts. Mom tries again, evening-up the slices. Still Jeff is upset. "They still aren't the same!" he whines. This time Mom uses a ruler and absolutely proves that both slices of pie are the exact same size. "But Mom," Jeff complains, "I want mine to be just like Billy's . . . only bigger!"

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