History of the King and the three houses 
I here were once three houses on the edge a road.
The three houses and were similar in the three houses there lived a father, a mother and several children.
One day the King, who was traveling, he sent his page to say three householder: "Prepare everything you need to see me because, by the way, I'll leave you."
The page said the commission and returned to his master.
But the inhabitants of the first house were bad people who did not like the King.
They said among themselves: "He can always come, we do not bothers us to receive it!" And they ate, they slept as usual, nothing clean, nothing prepared.
The next day, when King entered the house, he found it very dirty, with cobwebs, crumbs and scraps on the floor. The chairs were so crowded that he did not find one to sit down and as he was hungry and thirsty, we just brought him, making him wince, a crust of bread and a little water in a chipped glass.
The King said nothing for a while. But in the end, losing patience, irritated by the wickedness of this people, he left the house and called for his soldiers that the put them in jail.
Then he entered the second house.
There they had tried to prepare for the coming of the King, but we were stunned, a bit lazy, and all had gone awry.
The floor was swept, of course. But there was dust on the furniture. We had a cake for the King ... alas! He had been forgotten in the oven, so it was more like a lump of coal ... And, basically, it was not very proud, but found nothing to say to greet the King. After
the first bite, the king had not the courage to eat the cake burned. He offered no gifts he had brought and left earlier than a home where there was so bad.
Yet I am good for my subjects, "he thought sadly, and thus they receive me?
And slowly, without much hope, he headed home the third.
But then, what a difference!
King did not even have to hit, and the whole family was waiting outside and they had opened the door wide. Dad, mom, children, Everyone greeted him with great respect and thanked him, the King, for coming into the house. Then they made him enter. The cleaning was done in large, tile, furniture ... everything was spotlessly clean. We had the brass polished, the windows were all clean. In the living room, sofa and chairs were covered with a brand new fabric, vases overflowing with flowers. The whole house took on a festive look really nice. As soon as the King was seated, they brought him cakes, fruit, a cold drink and the youngest he recited a nice compliment!
Happy and consoled the King remained in the house very long. When the time came to retire, he called his pages and made them distribute gifts to the young and old alike, not forgetting anyone. He promised then this family would always listen when a favor or request permission to read.
Then Dad said, on behalf of the family:
Lord, the greatest grace is that you return home, because we love you.
Your soul is like one of these three houses, but your house is more than a king is Jesus, the Lord God will come.
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