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."
BACK
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 has spread
abroad through
human hearts and hands."
Now you have two choices.
You can send this on and spread a positive
message,
or ignore it and pretend it never touched
your heart.
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