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The Beggar and God
Posted by Daniel on Monday, March 15, 2010 · Leave a Comment
This is the story of a beggar who God decided to visit. When the beggar knew the good news he told himself:
- God is visiting me; finally He will give me all that I need.
The day of the visit, the Lord approached the beggar and kneeling asked him:
- Give me something from you.
The beggar got angry at this attitude of the Lord. Rather annoyed, he picked up a small piece of bread from his bag and gave it to the Lord. The Lord kissed him effusively and He left very happy.
A long time after, the beggar opened his bag again and he found in it a beautiful golden piece of bread. Then the beggar realized and told himself:
- How good is God! Now I understand why He asked something from me.
“If you want to save your own life, you will lose it. But if you lose your life for my sake, you will save it”. (Lk.9:24)
(Translated form a song of Sr. Glenda)
