Paid For by a Glass of Milk

She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk.

He drank it so slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”

“You don’t owe me anything,” she said. “Mother has taught us never to

accept pay for a kindness.” He said, “Then I thank you from my heart.”

As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but

his faith in God and man was strong also. He had been ready to give up

and quit.

Many years later, that same young woman became critically ill. The

local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where they

called in specialists to study her rare disease.

Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. When he heard the

name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes.

Immediately, he rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her room.

Dressed in his doctor’s gown, he went in to see her. He recognized her at once.

He went back to the consultation room determined to do his best to save

her life. From that day he gave special attention to her case. After a long

struggle, the battle was won.

Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for

approval. He looked at it, then wrote something on the edge and the bill was

sent to her room.

She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest of her life to

pay for it all. Finally she looked, and something caught her attention on the

side of the bill. She read these words:

“Paid in full with one glass of milk.

(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly.”

Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she prayed happily, “Thank You, God,

that Your love has spread abroad through human hearts and hands.”
(Taken from the book- An All Consuming Desire To Succeed - By John Paul Carinci)

"One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay

his way through school found he had only one thin dime left, and he

was hungry.

He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost

his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal, he

asked for a drink of water.