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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 has spread abroad through human hearts and hands."

Now you have two choices.
You can send this page on and spread a positive message.
Or ignore it and pretend it never touched your heart.

2006-10-19 09:30:09 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

5 answers

With your permission may I have this read in bible class .

2006-10-19 09:36:35 · answer #1 · answered by lytesdelite 5 · 2 0

Who would not be touched by that. What comes around goes around some times. Even an Atheist would find hope for man kind in a story like this one, but I do not find anything Godly about it. This is how all humans should treat each other. Whether you believe in God or not, one thing is true, we are all descended from the same family, whether you believe in evolution or Adam and Eve, there is one thing about both stories that rings true; we all came from a common single point of origin, you should treat every man woman and child like they are apart of your family because technically they are.

2006-10-19 09:40:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1 1

That just shows that what goes around comes around. Great tale, thank you.

2006-10-19 09:33:38 · answer #3 · answered by flashypsw 4 · 2 0

That was beautiful! Thank you for the blessing!

2006-10-19 09:35:41 · answer #4 · answered by lookn2cjc 6 · 2 0

thank you

2006-10-19 09:35:27 · answer #5 · answered by Kiara 5 · 1 0

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