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Read And Weep
Paul received an automobile from his
brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a
street urchin was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it.
"Is this your car, Mister?" He asked!
Paul nodded. "My brother gave it to me for Christmas." The boy was astounded.
"You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you nothing? Boy, I
wish......" He hesitated. Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for.He was
going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the Ladd said jolted Paul all the way
down to his heels!
"I wish," the boy when on, "that I could be a
brother like that."
Paul looked at the boy in astonishment, then impulsively he added, "Would you like to
take a ride in my automobile?"
"Oh yes, I'd love that."
After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes a glow, said, "Mister, would you
mind driving in front of my house?"Paul smiled a little.He thought he knew what the
Lad wanted.He wanted to show his neighbors they he could ride home in a big automobile.But
Paul was wrong again.
"We'll you stop where those two steps are?" The boy asked. He ran up the steps.
Then in a little while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast.He was
carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the bottom step, then sort of
squeezed up against him and pointed to the car."There she is, Buddy, just like I told
you upstairs.His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent. And
someday I am going to give you one just like it......... Then you can see for yourself all
the pretty things in the Christmas windows that I've been trying to tell you about."
Paul got out and lifted the Ladd to the front seat of his car.The shining eyed older
brother climbed in beside him and the three then began a memorable holiday ride.
That Christmas Eve, Paul learned what Jesus meant when he
had said:
"IT IS MORE BLESSED TO GIVE THEN TO RECEIVE."
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Ponder - Is GOD Speaking To You
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