uncoditional love
A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming
home from the war. He called his parents from San
Francisco.
"Mom and Dad, I'm coming home, but I've a favor to
ask. I have a friend I'd like to bring home with me."
"Sure," they replied, "we'd love to meet him."
"There's something you should know the son continued,
"he was hurt pretty badly in the fighting. He stepped
on a land mind and lost an arm and a leg. He has
nowhere else to go, and I want him to come live with
us."
"I'm sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can help him
find somewhere to live."
"No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us."
"Son," said the father, "you don't know what you're
asking. Someone with such a handicap would be a
terrible burden on us. We have our own lives to live,
and we can't let something like this interfere with
our lives. I think you should just come home and
forget about this guy. He'll find a way to live on his
own."
At that point, the son hung up the phone. The parents
heard nothing more from him. A few days later,
however, they received a call from the San Francisco
police. Their son had died after falling from a
building, they were told. The police believed it was
suicide. The grief-stricken parents flew to San
Francisco and were taken to the city morgue to
identify the body of their son. They recognized him,
but to their horror they also discovered something
they didn't know, their son had only one arm and one
leg.
The parents in this story are like many of us. We find
it easy to love those who are good-looking or fun to
have around, but we don't like people who
inconvenience us or make us feel uncomfortable. We
would rather stay away from people who aren't as
healthy, beautiful, or smart as we are. Thankfully,
there's someone who won't treat us that way. Someone
who loves us with an unconditional love that welcomes
us into the forever family, regardless of how messed
up we are.
Tonight, before you tuck yourself in for the night,
say a little prayer that God will give you the
strength you need to accept people as they are, and to
help us all be more understanding of those who are
different from us!!! 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
hearts to us.
A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming
home from the war. He called his parents from San
Francisco.
"Mom and Dad, I'm coming home, but I've a favor to
ask. I have a friend I'd like to bring home with me."
"Sure," they replied, "we'd love to meet him."
"There's something you should know the son continued,
"he was hurt pretty badly in the fighting. He stepped
on a land mind and lost an arm and a leg. He has
nowhere else to go, and I want him to come live with
us."
"I'm sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can help him
find somewhere to live."
"No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us."
"Son," said the father, "you don't know what you're
asking. Someone with such a handicap would be a
terrible burden on us. We have our own lives to live,
and we can't let something like this interfere with
our lives. I think you should just come home and
forget about this guy. He'll find a way to live on his
own."
At that point, the son hung up the phone. The parents
heard nothing more from him. A few days later,
however, they received a call from the San Francisco
police. Their son had died after falling from a
building, they were told. The police believed it was
suicide. The grief-stricken parents flew to San
Francisco and were taken to the city morgue to
identify the body of their son. They recognized him,
but to their horror they also discovered something
they didn't know, their son had only one arm and one
leg.
The parents in this story are like many of us. We find
it easy to love those who are good-looking or fun to
have around, but we don't like people who
inconvenience us or make us feel uncomfortable. We
would rather stay away from people who aren't as
healthy, beautiful, or smart as we are. Thankfully,
there's someone who won't treat us that way. Someone
who loves us with an unconditional love that welcomes
us into the forever family, regardless of how messed
up we are.
Tonight, before you tuck yourself in for the night,
say a little prayer that God will give you the
strength you need to accept people as they are, and to
help us all be more understanding of those who are
different from us!!! 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
hearts to us.
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