"A
Glass of Milk"
Author Unknown
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."
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