[Faith-talk] FW: [FriendshipCenter] a boy a brick and a doctor

[Eric Calhoun]

Original Message: 
From: "Arlene" <nedster66 at gmail.com>
To: <FriendshipCenter at yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [FriendshipCenter] a boy a brick and a doctor
Date: 
Sun, 25 Mar 2012 15:24:43 -0700

 

A Boy, a Brick, and a Doctor

 

"Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring
for
orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world
corrupt
you."1

 

In "Character Counts" Michael Josephson writes, "Consider the parable of
a
doctor driving through a poor part of town. He was in a hurry, so he
ignored
a young boy who tried to flag him down. But, as he slowed for a traffic
light, his car was hit by a brick. The man got out of the car and
screamed,
'You'll go to jail for this!'

 

"The boy cried, 'Take me to jail, but first please call someone to help
my
mom. She's on the floor in our apartment and I think she's dying. We have
no
phone and I couldn't get anyone to stop--I didn't know what else to do.'

 

"Filled with shame, the doctor rushed to the woman's aid and saved her
life
with CPR. Of course, he didn't call the police, and he made sure the boy
was
taken care of as his mom was taken to the hospital. 

 

"When the doctor got home and told his wife, she said, 'Well, that dent
will
cost you $1,000 to fix.'

 

"'No, it won't,' he said. 'I'm not fixing the dent.

I'm going to leave it as it is to remind me that not everyone in need has
a
brick.'"2

 

Suggested prayer: "Dear God, please help me to be sensitive to the needs
of
people with whom I come in contact every day. I am available, please make
me
usable, and use me today to be 'as Jesus' in some way to every life I
touch.
Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully in Jesus' name,
amen."

 

1. James 1:27 (NLT).

2. Michael Josephson, Character Counts.

 

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