Young Cathie was enjoying the swinging seat and the beautiful sunny day with a very special friend. He was an older man who loved little children. His name was Mr. Bailer, and he had traveled all the way from England across the ocean to Nova Scotia.
Cathie loved to listen to her friend talk. He told so many interesting stories, and he talked with an English accent! Best of all, Mr. Bailer loved the Lord Jesus and wanted to make sure his little friend was saved from her sins and on her way to heaven. As the two were swinging in the sunshine, they noticed the big granite rock wall beside the swing. Back and forth they went, and the rocks in the granite wall sparkled brightly in the sunshine. Cathie said to Mr. Bailer, “Look at all the gold in those rocks over there. I bet that gold would be worth lots and lots of money!”
Mr. Bailer chuckled, for he sometimes found his young friend’s comments very amusing. He knew that the rock only looked like gold. He then asked Cathie to sing a little Sunday school song with him. Maybe you sing it too.
“Oh, yes, oh, yes, there’s something more,
Something more than gold:
To know your sins are all forgiven,
And that you’re on your way to heaven,
Is something more than gold.”
Mr. Bailer was showing Cathie that there was something far more important than gold—even real gold! Cathie will never forget the lesson she learned that day as she swung back and forth on the swinging seat in the beautiful, bright sunshine.
Someday she will be in a brighter land—HEAVEN— where Jesus is! Mr. Bailer is already there with Jesus. And although this world thought he was poor, Cathie knows he was rich! He had something worth far more than gold! “Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also” (Matthew 6:2121For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. (Matthew 6:21)).
ML-03/02/2014