Mark Twain once remarked that, as a boy, he had considered his father somewhat foolish, although he was amazed at how much wiser the old man grew as the years went by. One suspects that it was the younger man's perception, not his father's prudence, which had most changed with the passing of time. Students of Scripture can especially identify with Twain's observation; numerous biblical passages that once seemed trivial or even nonsensical tend to become profoundly meaningful in one's later life. The concept of broken off fl owers and blown out candles is a biblical gem that had eluded my grasp for many years, although it had always been within my reach. May the reader now patiently consider an extended passage from Matthew's gospel account, on the premise that good things are indeed worth waiting for:
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