VISITING AUTHOR/EDITOR ARTICLE MAY 2009 THE BRICK Forwarded by Hilde Hornung
A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street, going
a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He
was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down when
he thought he saw something. As
his car passed, no children appeared. Instead, a brick smashed into the
Jag's side door! He slammed on the brakes and backed the Jag back to
the spot where the brick had been thrown. The angry driver then jumped out
of the car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed him up against a
parked car shouting, 'What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing? That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money.
Why did
you do it?'
The young boy was apologetic. He pleaded.
'I threw the brick because no one else would stop...'
With tears dripping down his face and off his chin, the youth pointed to a spot just around a parked car.
'It's my brother, 'he said 'He rolled off the curb and fell out of his
wheelchair and I can't lift him up.'
'Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's
too heavy for me.'
'Thank you and may God bless you,' the grateful child told the stranger.
Too shook up for words, the man simply watched the boy push his
wheelchair-bound brother down the sidewalk toward their home. It was a long, slow walk back to the Jaguar. The damage was very noticeable, but the driver never bothered to repair the dented side door. He kept the dent there to remind him of this message:
'Don't
go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get
your attention!'
God whispers in our souls and speaks to our hearts. Sometimes when we don't have time to listen, He has to throw a brick at us. It's our
choice to listen or not.
Face
it, friend - He is crazy about you!
But
He did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears, and light for
the way.
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