The Lesson of the Gloves

[256 words] I once read a story about a young preacher. Hershel and his wife were two young adults who were new to the ministry and to the town where they served. As many young adults, they had more bills than money. But there was hope. You see, Hershel was asked to preach a wedding. The bride-to-be was the daughter of an affluent businessman in town. Hershel hoped that he would get an honorarium for his services. After the wedding, the bride’s father presented the preacher with a small, wrapped box. When he got home that night, Hershel and his wife opened the gift and found a pair of new work gloves. Both were disappointed. They had bills. They put the gloves in the back of their closet and forgot about them. Four months later, an unexpected cold snap blew into town. Hershel couldn’t find his winter gloves, so he…