"
ONE LINERS FOR YOUR SOUL" & ONE A DAY
Take these two seeds of thought
below and turn THEM into a wisdom tree.
PRAYER
Some
people take the scripture that reads “Speak Lord, for thy servant heareth” and
rewrite it to read, “Listen Lord, thy servant speaketh.”
(1 Samuel 3:10)
BELOW IS...YOUR
'ONE A DAY' for Today
HOW MUCH DOES A MIRACLE COST?
(These thoughts are added to each day. Scroll down and read previous One A Days.)
(Use in your personal or church newsletters) (365 stories a year)
Serialization of Neil’s Internationally Distributed Novel (Rust On My Soul) (Published by Bridge Press(1985) starts on his blog Wyrick’s Writings until finished. Thursday and Sunday will continue to cover a variety of subjects.
To view this blog GO TO GOOGLE AND TYPE IN "WYRICK'S WRITINGS"
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She was only eight years old and what she was hearing from her mother and father was not good. Her little brother George was sick and he was going to die.
The only thing that could possibly save him was a very expensive surgery which the family could not afford.
“Only a miracle can save him now,” and she heard her father’s voice break as he said it.
Tears began to flow down her cheeks as she headed for her room and her little piggy bank. When she had broken it she began to count how much money she had saved. She counted the amount three times. It was the same figure all three times.
She placed the few small coins in a cold weather kerchief, walked down from their upstairs apartment and headed for the corner drug store.
There was a long line but she waited patiently.
Finally the pharmacist turned to her and asked, “And what can I do for you, young lady?”
“I want to buy a miracle,” she replied.
“I beg your pardon.”
“My daddy says only a miracle can save my little brother who is dying and I just want to know how much does a miracle dost?”
“Sorry honey…but we don’t sell miracles here.”
“But I have the money to pay for it. Just let me know how much it cost.”
One of the men who had been standing in line had stayed around while he examined a pierce of merchandise just to the right of the counter and heard it all.
“What kind of miracle does your brother need?” he asked.
“I don’t know,” the little girl Mary replied, “I just know he is very sick and is going to die unless he gets a miracle.”
“And you want to buy one for him?
“Yes,” and her lip began to tremble,
“How much money do you have?
“A dollar and eleven cents.”
“Well now” said the man. “It just so happens that is the exact price a miracle to save your little brother will cost.” He took the money with one hand and then her other mittened hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents.”
The well dressed man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, renowned surgeon specializing in solving the malady that was destroying her little brother. The operation was completed without charge and it wasn’t long until he was up and around and doing fine.
The parents still could not believe this great doctor had done what he did with no charge to them.
“I wonder how much it would have cost,” said both mother and father. “It’s like a miracle.”
Sister Sally smiled because she knew how much a miracle cost.
A dollar and eleven cents.
Have you considered sharing this site with family or friends?
Just have them go to Google Search and type in “Neil Spiritual Vitamins”.
And, yes, maybe they will back track a few weeks to read other of my musings.
(Use in your personal or church newsletters) (365 stories a year)
Serialization of Neil’s Internationally Distributed Novel (Rust On My Soul) (Published by Bridge Press(1985) starts on his blog Wyrick’s Writings until finished. Thursday and Sunday will continue to cover a variety of subjects.
To view this blog GO TO GOOGLE AND TYPE IN "WYRICK'S WRITINGS"
************************************************************************************
She was only eight years old and what she was hearing from her mother and father was not good. Her little brother George was sick and he was going to die.
The only thing that could possibly save him was a very expensive surgery which the family could not afford.
“Only a miracle can save him now,” and she heard her father’s voice break as he said it.
Tears began to flow down her cheeks as she headed for her room and her little piggy bank. When she had broken it she began to count how much money she had saved. She counted the amount three times. It was the same figure all three times.
She placed the few small coins in a cold weather kerchief, walked down from their upstairs apartment and headed for the corner drug store.
There was a long line but she waited patiently.
Finally the pharmacist turned to her and asked, “And what can I do for you, young lady?”
“I want to buy a miracle,” she replied.
“I beg your pardon.”
“My daddy says only a miracle can save my little brother who is dying and I just want to know how much does a miracle dost?”
“Sorry honey…but we don’t sell miracles here.”
“But I have the money to pay for it. Just let me know how much it cost.”
One of the men who had been standing in line had stayed around while he examined a pierce of merchandise just to the right of the counter and heard it all.
“What kind of miracle does your brother need?” he asked.
“I don’t know,” the little girl Mary replied, “I just know he is very sick and is going to die unless he gets a miracle.”
“And you want to buy one for him?
“Yes,” and her lip began to tremble,
“How much money do you have?
“A dollar and eleven cents.”
“Well now” said the man. “It just so happens that is the exact price a miracle to save your little brother will cost.” He took the money with one hand and then her other mittened hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents.”
The well dressed man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, renowned surgeon specializing in solving the malady that was destroying her little brother. The operation was completed without charge and it wasn’t long until he was up and around and doing fine.
The parents still could not believe this great doctor had done what he did with no charge to them.
“I wonder how much it would have cost,” said both mother and father. “It’s like a miracle.”
Sister Sally smiled because she knew how much a miracle cost.
A dollar and eleven cents.
Have you considered sharing this site with family or friends?
Just have them go to Google Search and type in “Neil Spiritual Vitamins”.
And, yes, maybe they will back track a few weeks to read other of my musings.
DO YOU HAVE A BLOG OR FACEBOOK? IF YOU ENJOY THESE WRITINGS COULD YOU CALL ATTENTION TO THIS BLOG? IF YOU DO, THANKS IN ADVANCE.
Have
you considered sharing this site with family or friends? Just have them go to
Google Search and type in “Neil Spiritual Vitamins”.
OR HAVE THEM CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING URL
And, yes, maybe they will back track a few weeks to read other of my musings.
DO YOU HAVE A BLOG OR FACEBOOK? IF YOU ENJOY THESE WRITINGS COULD YOU CALL ATTENTION TO THIS BLOG? IF YOU DO, THANKS IN ADVANCE.
click on the FOLLOWING URL
to go to Rev. Wyrick's
other blog
Wyrick's Writings
Check out Neil's 2 still available books
on amazon.com.
THERE ARE OTHER USED COPIES OF HIS 7
OTHER USED BOOKS AT MANY SITES
THE SPIRITUAL
ABRAHAM LINCOLN (AVAILLABLE ON KINDLE) & BEN FRANKLIN'S ALMANACK FOR THE
20TH CENTURY
TO VIEW REV. WYRICK'S AWARD WINNING ONE
MAN DRAMAS Click on the following http://www.speakerneil.com/
BELOW ARE SOME OF THE RAVE REVIEWS ABOUT
"THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN."
++++++++++++++++
"Positive, powerful utterances...skillfully enhancing our
understanding and appreciation of Lincoln while revealing the Divine source of
his strength."
Lt. Colonel C.A. Olsen (Ret.) Asbury College (Professor Ret.)
"The
Spiritual Abraham Lincoln is an
extremely well written book that investigates what might be termed the
spiritual side of President Lincoln. It's both scholarly and very readable. I
came away impressed at Mr. Wyrick's portrayal of the President and with an
altered and enlarged vision of the man:'
William Hoffman, Award winning fiction
writer; author of Blood and Guile, and
Wild Thorn
"Wyrick has
authored a wonderful examination of the spirituality of one of American
history's most devoutly religious leaders...a pleasant and readable book that
has a rich depth of information."
Maynard Pittendreigh Presbyterian minister
"When it comes to invoking religion in
support of any of their decisions, politicians need to sit at the feet of
Abraham Lincoln. Reinhold Niebuhr once called him 'America's greatest
theologian.' Why so great? Because he invariably distinguished between human
works and the works of the Almighty. As Wyrick
says, 'He wore the mantLe of humility easily: because he was more impressed with
what God was doing in the world than with what he, president of the United
States in the midst of an awful crisis, was doing. That is why in his last
major speech he distinguished between both human causes in the Civil War and
the Almighty's 'own purposes.' Lincoln would have agreed that it is better to
leave God-talk out of politics than to decorate human proposals with divinity.
This is a book for our American time. Through his careful study of Lincoln's
career, Wyrick compels us to remember that piety belongs in politics only when piety transcends
politics."
Dr.
Donald W. Shriver
Emeritus
professor at Union Theological Seminary in New York. Author of An Ethic for Enemies: Forgiveness in
Politics
"v. Neil Wyrick's fine work allows the reader to appreciate Abraham
Lincoln's Christian commitment and his prophetic role in American history.
Should have a wide readership."
James H. Smylie Professor of Church History (Ret.) Union Theological
Seminary, Richmond, Virginia
"Neil Wyrick's The Spiritual Abraham Lincolnshould be read by anyone attempting to understand the man who was probably
the most complex person to ever hold the office of president of the United
States. Dr. Wyrick is intent on demonstrating that the spirituality so often
expressed in Lincoln's writings and speeches was not merely lip service to a
Deity, but rather expressions of a profound faith in a real God. It was this
faith that provided the wisdom, compassion, insight and sometimes steel that
Lincoln would need in fullmeasure as he led the United States
through the Civil War. Dr. Wyrick's clear and unpretentious style of
presentation is very much in keeping with the character ofhis subject, and in
so doing, Wyrick makes his point very well that Lincoln, his beliefs, and the
faith that formed them, are as relevant to a troubled America in 2004 as they
were in 1863."
Daniel
Allen Butler, author
of "Unsinkable"; The Full
Story of the RMS Titanic, The
Lusitania and The Age o f
Cunard
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