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 years' 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."
REFLECTION:
helping others should NOT be motivated because we want to avoid embarassment or gain recognition from someone or society. true charity, service or giving is doing something WITHOUT thinking, hoping or expecting something in return...it should come from the very core of our generous and giving heart.
there are always opportunities to help...we just need to live and project acceptance so that anybody can approach us to ask for help... we should always have the genuine personal passion to help others when we can without expectation. ..anything else in return will be a BLESSING!
