Copycats

Griffin angrily slammed the kitchen door as he entered the room. Startled, Dad looked up from his computer. "Tell Cade to quit copying me!" said Griffin, crossing his arms over his chest. "He's always following me around, and he tries to do everything I do." As Dad closed his laptop, Cade rushed into the kitchen. He marched over to his brother and promptly crossed his arms, too. "See what I mean?" complained Griffin as Cade stared up at him.

Dad motioned for Cade to come sit beside him. "Cade," said Dad, "you need to leave your brother alone now." Then Dad looked at Griffin. "Cade copies you because he wants to be like you," said Dad. "Take it as a compliment."

Griffin frowned. "I don't like copycats," he grumbled.

"You don't? Well, the Bible says we should all be copycats," said Dad. He reached over, picked up his Bible, and opened it. "Come here." Dad pulled out the chair on the other side of him. Griffin shuffled over to the table and sat down. "Here," said Dad. "Read Ephesians 5