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The Heidi St. John Podcast

A Torn Jacket Is Soon Mended

The Heidi St. John Podcast

Heidi St. John

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.83.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2013

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Join Heidi St. John as she talks about the important role parents have in shaping their children.

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:39.2

Hi moms, I'm Heidi St. John.

0:41.3

There's a proverb that says a torn jacket is soon-mended,

0:45.0

but hard words bruise the heart of a child.

0:48.2

A poem first published in the Bible friend speaks about the great influence that a mother has.

0:53.9

I took a piece of plastic clay and idly fashioned it one day.

0:58.8

And as my fingers pressed it still, it moved and yielded at my will.

1:03.5

I came again when days were past, the form I gave it, still it bore.

1:08.2

And as my fingers pressed it still, I could change that form no more.

1:13.2

I took a piece of living clay and gently formed it day by day,

1:18.0

and molded with my power and art a young child soft and yielding heart.

1:23.6

I came again when days were gone, it was a man I looked upon.

1:27.6

He still that early impress bore and I could change it never more.

1:33.2

This reminds me of the many, many opportunities that we have as mothers to influence our children.

1:39.5

And the importance of the words that we say to them.

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