When Naomi ad Ruth arrived in ethlehem, the women of the town exclaimed, “Is this Naomi?” Naomi did not greet the women in return. “Do not call me Naomi! Call me Mara for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. I have no husand and no sons!”
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The Blame Game
My mother sat down, clasped her hands under her chin casting her penetrating eyes on me and asked, “Whose is this?”
Suddenly, my face and ears had a temperature of their own. Hot. Fear and guilt gripped me tighter than bark on a tree. “Rob’s,” I said.
The Blame Game
After Adam and Eve disobeyed God by eating the forbidden fruit from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, they heard God walking in the garden. “Quick! Hide!” Adam urged, as he dashed behind a tree. Eve ducked behind a bush.