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He was driving home one evening, on a two-lane country road.
Work in this small Midwestern community, was almost as
slow as his beat-up Pontiac. But he never quit looking. Ever
since the factory closed, he'd been unemployed, and with winter
raging on, the chill had finally hit home. It was a lonely road.
Not very many people had a reason to be on it, unless they were
leaving. Most of his friends had already left. They had families
to feed and dreams to fulfill. But he stayed on. After all,
this was where he buried his mother and father. He was born
here and he knew the country. He could go down this road blind,
and tell you what was on either side, and with his headlights
not working, which came in handy.

It was starting to get dark and light snow flurries were coming down.
He'd better get a move on. You know, he almost didn't see the old lady,
stranded on the side of the road. But even in the dim light of day,
he could see she needed help. So he pulled up in front of her Mercedes
and got out. His Pontiac was still sputtering when he approached her.
Even with the smile on his face, she was worried. No one had stopped
to help for the last hour or so. Was he going to hurt her? He didn't look
safe, he looked poor and hungry. He could see that she was frightened,
standing out there in the cold. He knew how she felt. It was that chill
which only fear can put in you. He said, "I'm here to help you ma'am. Why
don't you wait in the car where it's warm? By the way, my name is Bryan."

Well, all she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad enough.
Bryan crawled under the car looking for a place to put the jack, skinning
his knuckles a time or two. Soon he was able to change the tire. But he had
to get dirty and his hands hurt. As he was tightening up the lug nuts, she
rolled down the window and began to talk to him. She told him that she was
from St. Louis and was only just passing through. She couldn't thank him
enough for coming to her aid. Bryan just smiled as he closed her trunk. She
asked him how much she owed him. Any amount would have been all right with
her. She had already imagined all the awful things that could have happened
had he not stopped. Bryan never thought twice about the money. This was
not a job to him. This was helping someone in need, and God knows there
were plenty who had given him a hand in the past... He had lived his
whole life that way, and it never occurred to him to act any other
way. He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time
she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance
that they needed, and Bryan added "...and think of me." He waited until
she started her car and drove off.

It had been a cold and depressing day, but he felt good as he headed for home,
disappearing into the twilight. A few miles down the road the lady saw a
small cafe. She went in to grab a bite to eat, and take the chill off
before she made the last leg of her trip home. It was a dingy looking
restaurant. Outside were two old gas pumps. The whole scene was unfamiliar
to her. The cash register was like the telephone of an out of work actor-
it didn't ring much. Her waitress came over and brought a clean towel to
wipe her wet hair.

She had a sweet smile, one that even being on her feet for the whole day
couldn't erase. The lady noticed that the waitress was nearly eight months
pregnant, but she never let the strain and aches change her attitude. The
old lady wondered how someone who had so little could be so giving to a
stranger. Then she remembered Bryan. After the lady finished her meal, and
the waitress went to get change for her hundred dollar bill, the lady
slipped right out the door. She was gone bythe time the waitress came back.
She wondered where the lady could be, then she noticed something written on
the napkin under which was 4 100 bills. There were tears in her eyes when
she read what the lady wrote. It said: "You don't owe me anything, I have
been there too. Somebody once helped me out, the way I'm helping you. If
you really want to pay me back, here is what you do: Do not let this chain
of love end with you." Well, there were tables to clear, sugar bowls to
fill, and people to serve, but the waitress made it through another day.
That night when she got home from work and climbed into bed, she was
thinking about the money and what the lady had written. How could the lady
have known how much she and her husband needed it? With the baby due next
month, it was going to be hard. She knew how worried her husband was, and
as he lay sleeping next to her, she gave him a soft kiss and whispered soft
and low, "Everything's gonna be all right; I love you, Bryan."
God Bless Today, I give you this story, and I am asking you to
pass it on...Let the Light Shine. Don't put it under a
basket. Please pass this on to a friend.
God Bless

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