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 payment 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.
Years 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 as 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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