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Hello My friends,
This came in from my friend Ron, Thank you Ron with a R.
GLASS OF MILK
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 so 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 year's 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?
Kathy Hamilton/simikathy.com
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