heart

"Tomorrow morning, " the surgeon began,
"I'll open your heart..."
"You'll find Jesus there," the boy interrupted.
The surgeon looked up, annoyed. "I'll cut your heart open," he continued, "to see how much damage has been done..."
"But when you open my heart, you'll find Jesus in there."
The surgeon looked to the parents who sat quietly. "When I see how much damage has been done, I'll sew your heart and chest back up, and I'll plan what to do next."
"But you'll find Jesus in my heart. The Bible says he lives there. The hymns say he lives there. You'll find Him in my heart."
The surgeon had had enough. "I'll tell you what I will find in your heart. I will find damaged muscle, low blood supply, and weakened vessels. And I will find out if I can make you well."
"You will find Jesus there too. He lives there". The surgeon left.
The surgeon sat in his office, recording his notes from the surgery that following day,
"...damaged aorta, damaged pulmonary vein, wide spread muscle degeneration. No hope for transplant, no hope for a cure..
Therapy: pain killers and bed rest.
Prognosis:, here he paused, "death within one year."
He stopped the recorder, but there was more to be said. "Why?" he asked aloud. "Why did You do this? You've put him here; You've put him in this pain; You've cursed him to an early death. Why?"
The Lord answered and said, "The boy, My lamb, was not meant for your flock for long, for he is a part of My flock, he will forever be.
Here in, My flock, he will feel no pain, and will be comforted as you cannot image. His parents will one day join him here, and they will know peace, and My flock will continue to grow."
The surgeon's tears were hot, but his anger was hotter. "You created that boy, You created that heart. He'll be dead in months. Why?"
The Lord answered, " The boy, My lamb, shall return to My flock, for he has done his duty: I did not put My lamb with your flock to lose him, but to retrieve another lost lamb."
The surgeon wept. The surgeon sat beside the boy's bed;
The boy awoke and whispered, "Did you cut open my heart?"
"Yes", said the surgeon.
"What did you find?" asked the boy.
"I found Jesus there", said the surgeon.

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