>>THE HEART
>>
I am putting this out as preparation for Canada World Youth Day coming to Toronto in July. The Pope and over a million Christian youth will be coming to celebrate - keep them in your prayers!
>>Hope this will give you as much peace as it did me
>> "Tomorrow morning," the surgeon began,
>> "I'll open up your
>> heart..."
>>
>>
>> "You'll find Jesus there," the boy
>> interrupted.
>>
>>
>> The surgeon looked up, annoyed "I'll
>> cut your heart open," he continued,
>> to see how much damage has been
>> done..."
>>
>>
>> "But when you open up my heart, you'll
>> find Jesus in there," said the boy.
>>
>>
>> The surgeon looked to the parents, who
>> sat quietly. "When I see how much
>> damage has been done, I'll sew your
>> heart and chest back up, and I'll plan
>> what to do next."
>>
>>
>> "But you'll find Jesus in my heart. The
>> Bible says He lives there. The
>> hymns all say He lives there. You'll
>> find Him in my heart."
>>
>>
>> The surgeon had had enough. "I'll tell
>> you what I'll find in your heart.
>> I'll find damaged muscle, low blood
>> supply, and weakened vessels.
>> And I'll find out if I can make you well."
>>
>>
>> "You'll find Jesus there too. He lives
>> there."
>>
>> The surgeon left.
>>
>>
>> The surgeon sat in his office, recording his
>> notes from the surgery, "...damaged aorta, damaged
>> pulmonary vein, widespread muscle degeneration.
>> No hope for transplant, no hope for cure. Therapy:
>> painkillers and bed rest. Prognosis:, "
>> here he paused, "death within one year."
>>
>>
>> He stopped the recorder, but there was
>> more to be said. "Why?" he asked aloud.
>> "Why did You do this? You've put
>> him here; You've put him in this pain; and
>> You've cursed him to an early death. Why?"
>>
>>
>> The Lord answered and said, "The boy,
>> My lamb, was not meant for your
>> flock for long, for he is a part of My
>> flock, and will forever be.
>> Here, in My flock, he will feel no pain, and
>> will be comforted as you cannot imagine.
>> His parents will one day join him here,
>> and they will know peace, and
>> My flock will continue to grow."
>>
>>
>> The surgeon's tears were hot, but his
>> anger was hotter. "You created that
>> boy, and You created that heart. He'll
>> be dead in months. Why?"
>>
>>
>> The Lord answered, "The boy, My lamb,
>> shall return to My flock, for He has
>> Done his duty: I did not put My lamb
>> with your flock to lose him, but to retrieve another lost
>>lamb."
>>
>>
>> The surgeon wept. The surgeon sat
>> beside the boy's bed; the boy's
>> parents sat across from him. The boy awoke and
>> whispered, "Did you cut open my heart?"
>>
>>
>> "Yes," said the surgeon.
>>
>>
>> "What did you find?" asked the boy.
>>
>>
>> "I found Jesus there," said the
>> surgeon.
>>
>>
>> Author Unknown
>>
I am putting this out as preparation for Canada World Youth Day coming to Toronto in July. The Pope and over a million Christian youth will be coming to celebrate - keep them in your prayers!
>>Hope this will give you as much peace as it did me
>> "Tomorrow morning," the surgeon began,
>> "I'll open up your
>> heart..."
>>
>>
>> "You'll find Jesus there," the boy
>> interrupted.
>>
>>
>> The surgeon looked up, annoyed "I'll
>> cut your heart open," he continued,
>> to see how much damage has been
>> done..."
>>
>>
>> "But when you open up my heart, you'll
>> find Jesus in there," said the boy.
>>
>>
>> The surgeon looked to the parents, who
>> sat quietly. "When I see how much
>> damage has been done, I'll sew your
>> heart and chest back up, and I'll plan
>> what to do next."
>>
>>
>> "But you'll find Jesus in my heart. The
>> Bible says He lives there. The
>> hymns all say He lives there. You'll
>> find Him in my heart."
>>
>>
>> The surgeon had had enough. "I'll tell
>> you what I'll find in your heart.
>> I'll find damaged muscle, low blood
>> supply, and weakened vessels.
>> And I'll find out if I can make you well."
>>
>>
>> "You'll find Jesus there too. He lives
>> there."
>>
>> The surgeon left.
>>
>>
>> The surgeon sat in his office, recording his
>> notes from the surgery, "...damaged aorta, damaged
>> pulmonary vein, widespread muscle degeneration.
>> No hope for transplant, no hope for cure. Therapy:
>> painkillers and bed rest. Prognosis:, "
>> here he paused, "death within one year."
>>
>>
>> He stopped the recorder, but there was
>> more to be said. "Why?" he asked aloud.
>> "Why did You do this? You've put
>> him here; You've put him in this pain; and
>> You've cursed him to an early death. Why?"
>>
>>
>> The Lord answered and said, "The boy,
>> My lamb, was not meant for your
>> flock for long, for he is a part of My
>> flock, and will forever be.
>> Here, in My flock, he will feel no pain, and
>> will be comforted as you cannot imagine.
>> His parents will one day join him here,
>> and they will know peace, and
>> My flock will continue to grow."
>>
>>
>> The surgeon's tears were hot, but his
>> anger was hotter. "You created that
>> boy, and You created that heart. He'll
>> be dead in months. Why?"
>>
>>
>> The Lord answered, "The boy, My lamb,
>> shall return to My flock, for He has
>> Done his duty: I did not put My lamb
>> with your flock to lose him, but to retrieve another lost
>>lamb."
>>
>>
>> The surgeon wept. The surgeon sat
>> beside the boy's bed; the boy's
>> parents sat across from him. The boy awoke and
>> whispered, "Did you cut open my heart?"
>>
>>
>> "Yes," said the surgeon.
>>
>>
>> "What did you find?" asked the boy.
>>
>>
>> "I found Jesus there," said the
>> surgeon.
>>
>>
>> Author Unknown
