1st Sunday of Lent
The elderly lady spoke softly as the nurse came in the room with her nightly medication. “I will never forgive him. I told him I would never forgive him.” She then told the nurse that her brother had visited her that day and accused her of taking more than her share of family heirlooms following their mother’s death. He spoke of various items, ending with the “berry spoon.” He said, “I wanted that spoon.” For forty years he had hidden his feelings and now they had erupted.
She was both hurt and angered by his accusation and vowed never to forgive him. “It’s my spoon. Mother gave it to me. He’s wrong and I won’t forgive him,” she said, defending her stance.
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