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.
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 of the bill. She began
to read the following 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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