The Parable of the Lily, written by Liz Curtis Higgs and
illustrated by Nancy Munger, is a good family story to dialogue about
forgiveness and grace. A young
girl, Maggie, receives a gift (a wooden crate of dirt (that she doesn’t
appreciate it. The gift, as you
can probably tell from the title, is revealed to be a lily bulb. The story follows her actions and those
of her father (who gave her the gift).
We especially like that appropriate Bible verses are printed throughout
the book to help the reader make the correlation between this story and the
true story of Easter. We hope that
you and your family enjoy learning from this parable about love and
forgiveness!
*What did you learn from this story?
*Who does Maggie represent?
*Who does the farmer represent?
*Who does the bulb represent?
*How does this story tell us more about God’s love?
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