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Tag: Our Daily Manna

Put The Glass Down

It hurts to let go, but sometimes it hurts more to hold on. To heal your wound, you need to stop touching it. A professor entered his classroom with a glass of water. He raised the glass of water. Everyone in the room expected the half entry or half full question. Instead, to everyone’s surprise,… Continue reading Put The Glass Down

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Published November 18, 2020
Categorized as Christianity, ODM Tagged morals, Our Daily Manna, story
Oke’s Musings: Poetry, People and Places
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