Emphasis Preaching Journal
Malcolm Ellis, an Episcopal priest...
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Malcolm Ellis, an Episcopal priest in St. Paul, Minnesota, tells a story of his daughter,
Michelle, who was five years old. It seems Michelle came up to her father one day and
said, "Here, Daddy, I want you to have this." She placed in his big hands her favorite
necklace.
Her father objected, as most fathers would: "Thank you so much, Michelle, but this is your necklace."
She insisted, and he asked why. "Well, Daddy," she said, "I know you're going to die before me, and I want you to always remember me, and if you keep my necklace -- you will."
Her father objected, as most fathers would: "Thank you so much, Michelle, but this is your necklace."
She insisted, and he asked why. "Well, Daddy," she said, "I know you're going to die before me, and I want you to always remember me, and if you keep my necklace -- you will."
