God's most precious gift!
Mark was walking home from school one
day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had tripped and dropped all of the
books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a
small tape recorder.
Mark knelt down and helped the boy
pick up the scattered articles. Since they were going the same way, he helped
to carry part of the burden. As they walked Mark discovered the boy's name was
Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history, and that he was having
lots of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his
girlfriend. They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was invited in for a
Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few
laughs and some shared small talk, then Mark went home. They continued to see
each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both
graduated from junior high school. They ended up in the same high school where
they had brief contacts over the years.
Finally the long awaited senior year
came and three weeks before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.
Bill reminded him of the day years ago when they had first met. "Did you
ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill.
"You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn't want to leave a mess
for anyone else. I had stored away some of my mother’s sleeping pills and I was
going home to commit suicide.
But after we spent some time together
talking and laughing, I realized that if I had killed myself, I would have
missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when
you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more, you saved my
life."
Every little hello, every little
smile, every helping hand saves a hurting heart. There's a miracle called
Friendship that dwells in the heart. You don't know how it happens or when it
gets started but, you know the special lift it always brings and you realize
that
Friendship Is God's most precious
gift! Friends are a very rare jewel, indeed. They make you smile and encourage
you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share a word of praise, and they always
want to open their heart to us.
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