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Ruth went to her mail box and there was
only one letter.
She picked it up and looked at it before
opening, but then she looked at the envelope again.
There was no stamp, no postmark, only
her name and address.
She read the letter:
Dear Ruth:
I`m going to be in your neighborhood Saturday afternoon and I'd like to stop by
for a visit.
Love Always,
Jesus
Her hands were shaking as she placed
the letter on the table. 'Why would the Lord want to visit me?
I'm nobody special. I don't have anything
to offer..'
With that thought, Ruth remembered her
empty kitchen cabinets.
'Oh my goodness, I really don't have anything to offer. I'll have to run down to
the store and buy something for dinner.'
She reached for her purse and counted
out its contents. Five dollars and forty
cents.
Well, I can get some bread and cold cuts, at least..'
She threw on her coat and hurried out
the door.
A loaf of French bread, a half-pound of
sliced turkey, and a carton of
milk...leaving Ruth with grand total twelve cents to last her until Monday…
Nonetheless, she felt good as she
headed home, her meager offerings
tucked under her arm.
'Hey lady, can you help us,lady?'
Ruth had been so absorbed in her dinner plans, she hadn't even noticed two
figures huddled in the alleyway.
A man and a woman, both of them
dressed in little more than rags.
'Look lady, I ain't got a job, you know, and
my wife and I have been living out here on the street, and, well, now it's getting
cold and we're getting kinda
hungry and, well, if you could help us.
Lady, we'd really appreciate it.'
Ruth looked at them both.
They were dirty, they smelled bad and frankly, she was certain that they could
get some kind of work if they really
wanted to…
'Sir, I'd like to help you, but I'm a poor
woman myself. All I have is a few cold
cuts and some bread, and I'm having an important guest for dinner tonight and I
was planning on serving that to Him.'
'Yeah, well, okay lady, I understand.
Thanks anyway.'
The man put his arm around the woman's
shoulders, turned and headed back into the alley.
As she watched them leave, Ruth felt a
familiar twinge in her heart.
'Sir, wait!'
The couple stopped and turned as she
ran down the alley after them. 'Look, why don't you take this food. I'll
figure out something else to serve my
guest.'
She handed the man her grocery bag.
'Thank you lady. Thank you very much!'
'Yes, thank you!' It was the man's wife, and Ruth could see now that she was
shivering
'You know, I've got another coat at home.
Here, why don't you take this one.'
Ruth unbuttoned her jacket and slipped it
over the woman's shoulders. Then smiling, she turned and walked
back to the street....without her coat and
with nothing to serve her guest.
'Thank you lady!
Thank you very much!'
Ruth was chilled by the time she reached her front
door, and worried too.
The Lord
was coming to visit and she didn't have
anything to offer Him.
She fumbled through her purse for the door key. But as she did, she noticed
another envelope in her mailbox.
'That's odd. The mailman doesn't usually
come twice in one day.'
Dear Ruth:
It was so good to see you again. Thank you for the lovely meal.
And thank you, too, for the beautiful coat.
Love Always,
Jesus
The air was still cold, but even without
her coat, Ruth no longer noticed. Matthew 25:35-40
If you love Jesus, send this to ten people
Do not keep this message.
The mantra must leave your hands within
96 hours.
You will get a very pleasant surprise. good things will happen to everyone that
touches this story In Jesus' Name.

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