Friday, August 05, 2005
A GLASS OF MILK
A GLASS OF MILK
Author Unknown
Aug 5, 2005
The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which
to burn.....
One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his
way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was
hungry.
He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost
his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door.
Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked
hungry so brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and
then asked, How much do I owe you? You don't owe me anything, she
replied. "Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a kindness."
He said..... "Then I thank you from my heart."
As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically,
but his faith in God and man was strong also.. He had been ready to
give up and quit.
Many years later that same young woman became critically ill. The local
doctors were baffled! They finally sent her to the big city, where they
called in specialists to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly was
called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she
came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately he rose and
went down the hall of the hospital to her room.
Dressed in his doctor's gown he went in to see her. He recognized her
at once.
He went back to the consultation room determined to do his best to save
her life. From that day he gave special attention to her case.
After a long struggle, the battle was won.
Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him
for approval. He looked at it, then wrote something on the edge and the
bill was sent to her room. She feared to open it, for she was sure it
would take The rest of her life to pay for it all. Finally she looked,
and something caught her attention on the side of the bill. She read
these words.....
"Paid in full with one glass of milk" (Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly.
Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed: "Thank You,
God, that Your love has spread broad through human hearts and hands."
There's a saying which goes something like this: Bread cast on the
waters comes back to you. The good deed you do today may benefit you or
someone you love at the least expected time. If you never see the deed
again at least you will have made the world a better place - And, after
all, isn't that what life is all about?
GOOD FRIENDS ARE LIKE ANGELS, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SEE THEM TO KNOW THEY
ARE THERE
PRAYER
"Lord Jesus, I profess and believe that you are the Christ, the Son of
the living God. You are my Lord and my Savior. Make my faith strong
like Peter's and give me boldness to speak of you to others that they
may come to know you personally as Lord and Savior and grow in the
knowledge of your love".
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