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<p>Can I? May I? He Said
“…Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven…” Matthew 6:10
In first grade we had a bathroom in our class. Why, I don’t know. I guess back then kids were navigationally challenged and teachers were afraid we couldn’t be trusted to walk down the hall without getting lost. In fact, David Ashworth once asked to be excused and never returned. I was glad. David was a mean boy.
Anyway, a few weeks into the school year I raised my hand and asked, “Can I go to the bathroom?”
As kids, especially kids in the first grade with fidgety bottoms, we asked to be excused a lot. But Mrs. Swartz said I could, so I got up and headed for the bathroom. I’d almost reached the lavatory sink when she said, “Eddie Jones where do you think you’re going? I didn’t give you permission to get up from your desk. Now sit back down.”
“But you said it was okay.”
“I said no such thing. You asked if you could go to the bathroom. I’m certain you can. I’ve watched you g...