SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS
A
farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the 20
pups. And set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As
he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a tug
on his overalls. He looked down into the eyes of a little boy.
"Mister," he said, "I want to buy one of your
puppies." "Well," said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat
of the back of his neck, "These puppies come from fine parents
and cost a good deal of money." The boy dropped his head for a
moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of
change and held it up to the farmer. "I've got thirty-nine cents. Is
that enough to take a look?" Sure," said the farmer. And with that he
let out a whistle "Here, Dolly!" he called. Out from the
doghouse and down the ramp ran Dolly followed by four little balls of
fur. The little boy pressed his face against the chain link fence. His
eyes danced with delight. As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little
boy noticed something else stirring inside the doghouse. Slowly another little
ball appeared, this one noticeably smaller. Down the ramp it slid. Then in a
somewhat awkward manner, the little pup began hobbling toward the others, doing
its best to catch up..... "I want that one," the little boy
said, pointing to the runt. The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said,
"Son, you don't want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play
with you like these other dogs would." With that the little boy stepped
back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of his
trousers. In doing so he revealed a steel brace running down both sides of
his leg attaching itself to a specially made shoe. Looking
back up at the farmer, he said, "You see sir, I don't run too well
myself, and he will need someone who understands."
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The
world is full of people who need someone who understands.
Jesus
said, "if you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed of you before my Father."
Not
ashamed?
This
is the simplest test . . . if you Love God, and are not ashamed of all the
marvellous things he has done for you, send this to ten people and the person
who sent it to you!
It's
National Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you care.
Send this to
everyone you consider a FRIEND. If it comes back to you, then you'll know
you have a circle of friends.
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