"The Sacrifice"
An 11 year old girl asked her daddy, ”What are you going to get me for my 15th birthday?”
Her father replied, “Please wait; there is much time left.”
When the girl was 14 years old, she fainted and was rushed to the hospital. The doctor came out and told her dad that she had a bad heart and that she was probably going to die.
When she was lying in the hospital bed, she said softly, “Daddy, have they told you that I am going to die?” The father replied, “No, you are going to live,” as he left her room weeping.
She asked, “How can you be so sure, Daddy?” He turned around from the door and said, “Because…I know.”
A few months later, she turned 15. After she was released from the hospital and recovering, she came home to find a letter on her bed which read…
My Dearest Daughter,
If you are reading this letter, it means that everything went well,
just as I told you it would. A little while ago, you asked me what I was
going to give you for your 15th birthday. I didn’t know then,
but my present to you was MY HEART.
“Greater love hath no man than this…that a man lay down his life for his friends.”
An 11 year old girl asked her daddy, ”What are you going to get me for my 15th birthday?”
Her father replied, “Please wait; there is much time left.”
When the girl was 14 years old, she fainted and was rushed to the hospital. The doctor came out and told her dad that she had a bad heart and that she was probably going to die.
When she was lying in the hospital bed, she said softly, “Daddy, have they told you that I am going to die?” The father replied, “No, you are going to live,” as he left her room weeping.
She asked, “How can you be so sure, Daddy?” He turned around from the door and said, “Because…I know.”
A few months later, she turned 15. After she was released from the hospital and recovering, she came home to find a letter on her bed which read…
My Dearest Daughter,
If you are reading this letter, it means that everything went well,
just as I told you it would. A little while ago, you asked me what I was
going to give you for your 15th birthday. I didn’t know then,
but my present to you was MY HEART.
“Greater love hath no man than this…that a man lay down his life for his friends.”