WhydidIcometoday?Iwondered.MyChristmas(36)_______containedseveralpeoplethatclaimedtheywantednothingbutIknewtheirfeelingswouldbehurt(37)_______Ididn’tbuythemanythingsobuyinggiftswas(38)_______butfun.
HurriedlyIfinishedshoppingand(39)_______thelongcheckoutlines.Infrontofmewereaboyofabout5andayoungergirl.Shecarriedabeautifulpairof(40)_______slippers.Whenwefinally(41)_______thecheckoutregisterthegirl(42)_______placedtheshoesonthecounter.Shetreatedthemasthoughtheywerea(43)_______.
“Thatwillbe$6.09”thecashiersaid.Theboy(44)_______allhispockets.Hefinallycameupwith$3.12.“Iguesswewillhavetoputthemback”hesaid(45)_______“Wewillcomebacksomeothertimemaybetomorrow.”Withthatstatementasoft(46)_______brokefromthelittlegirl.“ButJesuswouldhavelovedtheseshoes”shecried.
“Wellwe’llgohomeandworksomemore.Don’tcry.We’llsurely(47)_______”hesaid.QuicklyIhanded$3tothecashier.Thesechildrenhadwaitedinlineforalongtime.And(48)_______itwasChristmas.Suddenlyapairofarmscamearoundmeandthegirlsaid(49)_______“Thankyoulady.”“Whatdidyou(50)_______whenyousaidJesuswouldliketheshoes?”Iasked.Theboyanswered“Ourmommyissickandgoingto(51)_______.DaddysaidshemightgobeforeChristmastobewithJesus.”Thegirlspoke“MySundayschoolteachersaidthestreetsinheavenareshinygoldjustliketheseshoes.Won’tmommybe(52)_______walkingonthosestreetsintheseshoes?”
Myeyes(53)_______asIlookedintohertear-streakedface.“Yes”Ianswered“Iam(54)_______shewill.”SilentlyIthankedGodforusingthesechildrento(55)_______meofthetruespiritofgiving.
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