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One 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 and so she 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 strengthened also. He
had been ready to give up and quit.
Year's later, that young woman, who had become an old 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, he 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 from
the business office to pass the final billing 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."
Author Unknown
Courtesy of Granny Hanke Nick
