Thursday, September 01, 2005
THE BRICK
THE BRICK
Forwarded by Wally Caancan
Sep 1, 2005
A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood
street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for
kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down when he
thought he saw something. As his car passed, no children appeared.
Instead, a brick smashed into the Jag's side door! He slammed on the
brakes and backed the Jag back to the spot where the brick had been
thrown. The angry driver then jumped out of the car, grabbed the
nearest kid and pushed him up against a parked car shouting, "What was
that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are! you doing?
That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of
money. Why did you do it?"
The young boy was apologetic. "Please, mister..please, I'm sorry but I
didn't know what else to do," He pleaded. "I threw the brick because no
one else would stop..." With tears dripping down his face and off his
chin, the youth pointed to a spot just around a parked car. "It's my
brother," he said. "He rolled off the curb and fell out of his
wheelchair and I can't lift him up." Now sobbing, the boy asked the
stunned executive, "Would you please help me get him back into his
wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too heavy for me."
Moved beyond words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling
lump in his throat He hurriedly lifted the handicapped boy back into
the wheelchair, then took out a linen handkerchief and dabbed at the
fresh scrapes and cuts. A quick look told him everything was going to
be okay..
"Thank you and may God bless you," the grateful child told the
stranger. Too shook up for words, the man simply watched the boy push
his wheelchair-bound brother down the sidewalk toward their home. It
was a long, slow walk back to the Jaguar. The damage was very
noticeable, but the driver never bothered to repair the dented side
door. He kept the dent there to remind him of this message "Don't go
through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get
your attention!"
God whispers in our souls and speaks to our hearts. Sometimes when we
don't have time to listen, He has to throw a brick at us. It's our
choice to listen or not.
PRAYER
"Lord, take my life and make it wholly pleasing to you. Sanctify me in
your truth and guide me by your Holy Spirit that I may follow you
faithfully wherever you lead."
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