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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 I'd 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?




I'm nobody special. I don't have anything to offer.'




With that thought, Ruth remembered her empty kitchen cabinets..




'Oh my goodness, I really don't have anything to offer. I'll 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 milk...leaving 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 hadn't 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 ain't got a job, you know, and my wife and I have been living out here on the street, and, well, now it's getting cold and we're getting kinda
hungry and, well, if you could help us. Lady, we'd really appreciate it.'




Ruth looked at them both.




They were dirty, they smelled bad and frankly, she was certain that they could get some kind of work if they really wanted to.




'Sir, I'd like to help you, but I'm a poor woman myself.. All I have is a few cold cuts and some bread, and I'm having an important guest for dinner tonight and I was planning on serving that to Him.'




'Yeah, well, okay lady, I understand. Thanks anyway..'




The man put his arm around the woman's
shoulders, turned and headed back into the alley.




As she watched them leave, Ruth felt a familiar twinge in her heart.




'Sir, wait!'




The couple stopped and turned as she ran down the alley after them.




'Look, why don't you take this food. I'll figure out something else to serve my guest.'




She handed the man her grocery bag.




'Thank you lady. Thank you very much!'




'Yes, thank you!' It was the man's wife, and Ruth could see now that she was shivering




'You know, I've got another coat at home.




Here, why don't you take this one.'




Ruth unbuttoned her jacket and slipped it over the woman's shoulders...




Then smiling, she turned and walked back to the street...without her coat and with nothing to serve her guest.




'Thank you lady!




Thank you very much!'




Ruth was chilled by the time she reached her front
door, and worried too.




The Lord




was coming to visit and she didn't have anything to offer Him.




She fumbled through her purse for the door key. But as she did, she noticed another envelope in her mailbox.




'That's odd. The mailman doesn't usually come twice in one day.'




Dear Ruth:




It was so good to see you again.




Thank you for the lovely meal.




And thank you, too, for the beautiful coat.




Love Always,




Jesus





The air was still cold, but even without her coat, Ruth no longer noticed.
 
Thank you for this lovely post I have tears in my eyes. I hope you will be joining us soon. May God's blessings be with you and may is love dwell deeply in your heart .....love Jane
 
Wow! What a blessing and a perfect reminder that God is watching all that we do. Who knows how often we have entertained angels unaware?
 
This was beautiful and gave me goosebumps. Spiritual goosebumps I call them.

Thank you so much for sharing this with us and please consider joining the forum, we'd love to have you.

Blessings, Cheri
 
How amazing! It is so beautiful.. Ruth was a smart gal, and I know that Jesus was so proud of her for what she gave, cause it was all she had! Blessings for this, I loved it:)
 
That was a beautiful story. Ruth knew what truth Wealth and Riches were and I suspect that she was not only blessed spiritually, but all her needs were taken care of later too as she did it unto the Lord.
 
Tha was a wonderful post! Jesus said what yo do to the least of these yo do unto me...its really somthing to think about, how we treat others is how we are treating Jesus.

love,
Mary
 
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