SOME years ago, a neglected, ignorant boy was brought into a Sunday school in the city of Chicago. He knew so little that he could not even find the places when called for by the teacher. The other boys found them easily. This would have made the strange boy feel awkward and ashamed, and he probably would not have gone back to the school again, had not the teacher been quick-sighted, and kind-hearted. He saw in a moment the boy's difficulty, and in a quiet way, without calling attention to it, he turned the leaves to the lesson and the references. The boy was spared from feeling ashamed. He was touched by the teacher's thoughtful kindness. He felt sure that he had a good friend in him, and he kept on going to the school. He trusted the Lord as his Saviour and became a teacher. Later on that poor ignorant boy, encouraged by the thoughtful kindness of his teacher, became a faithful evangelist who by God's grace was used in much blessing to many in this country and in distant lands as well.
Messages of the Love of God 8/17/1958