Tess went to
her bedroom and pulled a glass jelly jar from its hiding place in the
closet. She poured all the change out on the floor and counted it
carefully. Three times, even. The total had to be exactly perfect. No
chance here for mistakes. Carefully placing the coins back in the jar and
twisting on the cap, she slipped out the back door and made her way 6
blocks to Rexall's Drug Store with the big red Indian Chief sign above the
door. She waited patiently for the pharmacist to give her some attention
but he was too busy at this moment. Tess twisted her feet to make a
scuffing noise. Nothing.
She cleared her throat with the most disgusting sound she could muster.
No good. Finally she took a quarter from her jar and banged it on the glass
counter. That did it!
"And what do you want?" the pharmacist asked in an annoyed tone
of voice. "I'm talking to my brot her from Chicago whom I
haven't seen in ages," he said without waiting for a reply to his
question.
"Well, I want to talk to you about my brother," Tess answered
back in the same annoyed tone. "He's really, really sick... and I want
to buy a miracle."
"I beg your pardon?" said the pharmacist.
"His name is Andrew and he has something bad growing inside his head
and my Daddy says only a miracle can save him now. So how much does a
miracle cost?"
"We don't sell miracles here, little girl. I'm sorry but I can't help
you," the pharmacist said, softening a little.
"Listen, I have the money to pay for it. If it isn't enough, I will
get the rest. Just tell me how much it costs." The pharmacist's
brother was a well dressed man. He Stooped down and asked the little girl,
"What kind of a miracle does your brother need?"
"I don't know," Tess replied with her eyes welling up. "I
just know he's really sick and Mommy says he needs an operation. But my
Daddy can't pay for it, so I want to use my money".
"How much do you have?" asked the man from Chicago.
"One dollar and eleven cents," Tess answered barely audibly.
"And it's all the Money I have, but I can get some more if I need to.
"Well, what a coincidence," smiled the man. "A dollar and
eleven cents-the exact price of a miracle for little brothers."
He took her money in one hand and with the other hand he grasped her mitten
and said "Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and
meet your parents.
Let's see if I have the kind of miracle you need."
That well dressed man was Dr. Carlt on Armstrong, a surgeon, specializing
in neuro-surgery. The operation was completed without charge and it wasn't
long until Andrew was home again and doing well. Mom and Dad were happily
talking about the chain of events that had led them to this place.
"That surgery," her Mom whispered. "was a real miracle. I
wonder how much it would have cost?"
Tess smiled. She knew exactly how much a miracle cost... one dollar and
eleven cents ...... plus the faith of a little child.
A miracle is not the suspension of natural law, but the operation of a
higher law......
I know you'll keep the ball moving! Here
it goes. Throw it back to someone else who means something to you!
The Friendship Ball
A ball is a circle, no beginning, no end.
It keeps us together like our Circle of Friends.
But the treasure inside for you to see
Is the treasure
of friendship you've granted to me.
Today I pass the friendship ball to you.
Pass it on to someone
who is a friend to you.
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