One day, a Sunday school teacher asked her class of children about their favorite Bible verses. One boy volunteered that his favorite was John 11:35, "Jesus wept," because it was short and easy to remember. A girl said her favorite was John 3:16, because she'd been told it was a summary of the gospel message and had memorized it for Bible school the previous summer. One boy said he liked the story of David and Goliath, especially the part about David killing Goliath with a stone from his slingshot.

Next the teacher asked if any of them knew their parents' favorite verses. One girl volunteered that her mother liked Psalm 23, and a boy said his mother must like the Golden Rule, because she was always reminding him to "do unto others as he would like others to do unto him."

Finally, she ask…