A 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 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.
Year's later that 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 the
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 is shed abroad through human hearts and hands.
Addendum:
Luke 6:38 tells us if we give, it will be given back to us, pressed down,
shaken together, and overflowing. We however, look to God and not
the person to return the gift. God uses those whom He chooses and
those who will be obedient to Him to return the blessings to us.
"He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which
soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully." (2 Corinthians 9:6)
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