Post by christie on Jan 25, 2005 20:19:57 GMT -5
A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood
street,
going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for kids darting
out
from between parked cars and slowed down
when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no children
appeared.
Instead, a brick smashed into the Jag's side door! He slammed on the
brakes and
backed the Jag back to the spot where the brick had been thrown. The
angry
driver
then jumped out of the car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed him up
against
a parked car shouting, "What was that all about and who are you? Just
what
the heck are you doing? That's a new car and that brick you threw is
going to
cost a lot of money. Why did you do it?" The young boy was apologetic.
"Please,
mister...please, I'm sorry but I didn't know what else to do," He
pleaded. "I
threw the brick because no one else would stop..." With tears dripping
down
his face and off his chin, the youth pointed to a spot just around a
parked
car. "It's my brother, "he said. "He rolled off the curb and fell out of
his
wheelchair and I can't lift him up."
Now sobbing, the boy asked the stunned executive, "Would you please
help me
get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too heavy for me."
Moved beyond words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling
lump in
his throat. He hurriedly lifted the handicapped boy back into the
wheelchair,
then took out a linen handkerchief and dabbed at the fresh scrapes and
cuts.
A quick look told him everything was going to be okay. "Thank you and
may God
bless you," the grateful child told the stranger. Too shook up for
words, the
man simply watched the boy! push his wheelchair-bound brother down the
sidewalk toward their home.
It was a long, slow walk back to the Jaguar. The damage was very
noticeable,
but the driver never bothered to repair the dented side door. He kept
the
dent there to remind him of this message: "Don't go through life so fast
that
someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention!" God whispers
in our
souls and speaks to our hearts. Sometimes when we don't have time to
listen, He
has to throw a brick at us. It's our choice to listen or not. Thought
for the Day: If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it.
If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it. He sends you flowers
every spring. He sends you a sunrise every morning Face it, friend - He
is crazy about
you!
Send this to every "beautiful person" you wish to bless.
God didn't promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow,sun
without
rain, but He did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears,
and light
for the way.
Read this line very slowly and let it sink in...
If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
street,
going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for kids darting
out
from between parked cars and slowed down
when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no children
appeared.
Instead, a brick smashed into the Jag's side door! He slammed on the
brakes and
backed the Jag back to the spot where the brick had been thrown. The
angry
driver
then jumped out of the car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed him up
against
a parked car shouting, "What was that all about and who are you? Just
what
the heck are you doing? That's a new car and that brick you threw is
going to
cost a lot of money. Why did you do it?" The young boy was apologetic.
"Please,
mister...please, I'm sorry but I didn't know what else to do," He
pleaded. "I
threw the brick because no one else would stop..." With tears dripping
down
his face and off his chin, the youth pointed to a spot just around a
parked
car. "It's my brother, "he said. "He rolled off the curb and fell out of
his
wheelchair and I can't lift him up."
Now sobbing, the boy asked the stunned executive, "Would you please
help me
get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too heavy for me."
Moved beyond words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling
lump in
his throat. He hurriedly lifted the handicapped boy back into the
wheelchair,
then took out a linen handkerchief and dabbed at the fresh scrapes and
cuts.
A quick look told him everything was going to be okay. "Thank you and
may God
bless you," the grateful child told the stranger. Too shook up for
words, the
man simply watched the boy! push his wheelchair-bound brother down the
sidewalk toward their home.
It was a long, slow walk back to the Jaguar. The damage was very
noticeable,
but the driver never bothered to repair the dented side door. He kept
the
dent there to remind him of this message: "Don't go through life so fast
that
someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention!" God whispers
in our
souls and speaks to our hearts. Sometimes when we don't have time to
listen, He
has to throw a brick at us. It's our choice to listen or not. Thought
for the Day: If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it.
If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it. He sends you flowers
every spring. He sends you a sunrise every morning Face it, friend - He
is crazy about
you!
Send this to every "beautiful person" you wish to bless.
God didn't promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow,sun
without
rain, but He did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears,
and light
for the way.
Read this line very slowly and let it sink in...
If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
