Dentists R Weird

 His small body twitched again and again; his movements not yet smooth. Relaxed, or at least content, in his rocking bed-like chair, he stared up at the ceiling fan. It’s perpetual spinning movement catching his attention. Every once in a while, his innocent excitement of life bubbled out in an incomprehensible sigh, coo, or laugh. This sweet child was not only a reminder of the beauty and innocence we lost when sin entered the world, but he was a symbol of the precious new life we receive in Jesus Christ.

  “Where are we going?” I asked the merchant next to me. He stoked the fire which Illuminated the small makeshift camp we had just set up for the night, “To Egypt,” he replied. I nodded and waited a few minutes before asking my next question, “What are you going to do there?”   Epher sighed, “Eldaah and me are merchants, what do you think we’re going to do there?” I nodded again then looked up at all the stars. What I really wanted to know was what they were going to do with me . My own brothers had sold me to these random merchants, and we had been travelling for many days. I am calmer now, but I still don’t know what’s going to happen to me. My whole life has been turned upside down. Epher’s wife brought me a small chunk of bread. “Thank you, Keturah.” I said and slowly started eating it, making it last as long as I could. Eldaah, Epher’s brother, sat down on the other side of the fire and Keturah brought him and Epher their eveningfeast. I finished my bread then l...