Those who matter
David PotterNovember 6th, 2007
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Philippians 1:3 (NIV)
I thank my god every time I remember you.
The writer of this reading shares a story I thought was worth reproducing.
There’s a true story of a little boy whose sister needed a blood transfusion. The doctor explained she had the same disease that he’d recovered from 2 years earlier. Her only chance of recovery was a transfusion from someone who’d conquered it, so the boy was an ideal donor. “Would you give your blood to Mary?” the doctor asked. Johnny hesitated, his lower lip trembled, and then he smiled and said, “Sure, for my sister.” Soon the two children were wheeled into the hospital room - Mary, pale and thin; Johnny, robust and healthy. Neither spoke, but when their eyes met Johnny grinned. But as the nurse inserted the needle into his arm Johnny’s smile faded. He watched the blood flow through the tube. With the ordeal almost over Johnny’s voice, slightly shaky, broke the silence. “Doctor, when do I die?” Only then did the doctor realize why little Johnny had hesitated, why his lips trembled when he agreed to donate his blood. He thought giving his blood to his sister meant giving up his life. In that brief moment he had made his great decision.
Wow! “I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” (Mark 10:15 (NIV)) That little boy was prepared to give up what he knew of life so his sister could have it. Who are we willing to give our lives for?
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