"The great thing in life is not so much what we are doing at the moment as the
direction in which we are headed."
This was certainly true for a couple in Germany who, many years ago, were
preparing their evening meal when they heard a knock at their door. Upon
answering the door, standing there, in the deep winter cold, was an ill-clad
youth asking for food. The couple took him in to give him food and shelter for
the night.
Being Christians, they prayed for this rather destitute young man. Somehow they
both felt that they should take him into their home and adopt him as their own
son. This they did. Little did they know who this stranger was and what he would
accomplish with his life. His name? Martin Luther.
By Dick Innes, Daily Encounter
www.actsweb.org/detoday . Used by permission.
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