STORY : Lifeblood by Friedrich Dietz

Story title: Lifeblood
By Friedrich Diez

     An eight-year-old boy had just gotten over a serious illness, when his sister came down with the same sickness. The doctor knew that the only way to save her was to use the antibodies which had developed in the boy's blood. That would require a blood transfusion.
     So the doctor asked the little fellow if he would be willing to donate blood to his sister. The young

STORY: Weep No More, My Lady by Gems of Thought

Story title: Weep No More, My Lady 
By: Gems of Thought

When I quit this mortal shore, 

And live around this earth no more,

Don't weep, don't sigh, don't grieve, don't sob

I may have struck a better job.

Don't go and buy a large bouquet

STORY : Suffering As A Sign Of Love by Jewish Folklore

Story title: Suffering As A Sign Of Love
By: Jewish Folklore

    Two Jews once came to a small town rabbi and told him, " Our wise men at home have told us something that keeps bothering us because we can't understand what it means. They keep saying that we must with equal joy receive both the good and the evil which God sends. Tell us, rabbi, how can we possibly do such a thing?"
     "Well, I'll tell you, "answered the rabbi. "Just go over to the and told him their problem. He laid his

STORY : Keeping In Touch by Quote

Story title: Keeping In Touch
By: Quote

    Roger Schutz, director of Taize, the world famous ecumenical monastery in France, tells this story about one of his little nieces.
    She had grown up in the country of Zaire in Africa and had an African playmate who was her age. He was on orphan and was very lonely. He had built himself a little shack leaning against the high stone wall that separated the backyard of the girl's home from the open field where the little boy

STORY: The Complaint Book by Carlos Valles

Story title: The Complaint Book
By: Carlos Valles


      We seem to thrive on grievances. The first requirement in any registered establishment is a complain box, clearly visible. Sometimes its title is softened to "suggestion box."
      An Indian missionary tells this story on himself: "One day I was passing through a small out of the way station. There was not a soul around. But a sign in big red letters caught my eye. It proclaimed

STORY: Truthfullness by Paula Philips

Story title: Truthfullness
by: Paula Philips


      A group of young school teachers were taking a routine efficiency test. When they came to Part Three, they found a long list of book titles and authors. The directions said:" Check off the books you have read."
       When the examiners later checked the papers. they found that one third of the teacher had checked almost every book on the list. Some checked every one.

STORY: Freedom To Serve by Tony Castle

Story title: Freedom To Serve
By: Tony Castle

    Several hundred years ago a wealthy plantation owner was attracted by the heartbreaking sobs of a slave girl who was about to step up to the auction block to be sold. Moved by an impulse of compassion, he bought her for a very high price and then disappeared into the crowd.
     When the auction was over, the clerk came over to the sobbing girl and handed her her bill of sale,