Essay About Loaf Of French Bread And Carton Of Milk

Letter From Jesus
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Ruth went to her mail box and
there was only one letter.
She picked it up and looked at it before opening, but
then she looked at the envelope again.
There was no stamp, no postmark, only her name and
address.
She read the letter:
Dear Ruth:
I`m going to be in your neighborhood Saturday
afternoon and Id like to stop by for a visit.
Love Always,
Jesus
Her hands were shaking as she placed the letter on
the table.
“Why would the Lord want to visit me?
Im nobody special.
I dont have anything to offer.”
With that thought, Ruth remembered her empty
kitchen cabinets.
“Oh my goodness, I really dont have anything to
offer.
Ill have to run down to the store and buy something
for dinner.”
She reached for her purse and counted out its
contents. Five dollars and forty cents.
Well, I can get some bread and cold cuts, at least.”
She threw on her coat and hurried out the door.
A loaf of French bread, a half-pound of sliced
turkey, and a carton of milkleaving Ruth with grand
total twelve cents to last her until Monday.
Nonetheless, she felt good as she headed home, her
meager offerings tucked under her arm.
“Hey lady, can you help us,lady?”
Ruth had been so absorbed in her dinner plans, she
hadnt even noticed two figures huddled in the
alleyway.
A man and a woman, both of them dressed in
little more than rags.
“Look lady, I aint got a job, ya know, and my wife
and I have been living out here on the street, and,
well, now its getting cold and were getting kinda
hungry and, well, if you could help us. Lady, wed