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[Angelwings]

MY SON
This is great, take a moment to read it,
it will make your day!
The ending will surprise you



Take my Son

A wealthy man and his son loved to
collect rare works of art. They had
everything in their collection, from
Picasso to Raphael. They would often sit
together and admire the great works of
art.

When the Vietnam conflict broke out, the
son went to war. He was very courageous
and died in battle while rescuing another
soldier. The father was notified and
grieved deeply for his only son.

About a month later, just before
Christmas, there was a knock at the door.
A young man stood at the door with a
large package in his hands.

He said, 'Sir, you don't know me, but I
am the soldier for whom your son gave his
life. He saved many lives that day, and
he was carrying me to safety when a
bullet struck him in the heart and he
died instantly. He often talked about
you, and your love for art.' The young
man held out this package. 'I know this
isn't much. I'm not really a great
artist, but I think your son would have
wanted you to have this.'

The father opened the package. It was a
portrait of his son, painted by the young
man. He stared in awe at the way the
soldier had captured the personality of
his son in the painting. The father was
so drawn to the eyes that his own eyes
welled up with tears. He thanked the
young man and offered to pay him for the
picture. 'Oh, no sir, I could never repay
what your son did for me. It's a gift.'

The father hung the portrait over his
mantle. Every time visitors came to his
home he took them to see the portrait of
his son before he showed them any of the
other great works he had collected.

The man died a few months later. There
was to be a great auction of his
paintings Many influential people
gathered, excited over seeing the great
paintings and having an opportunity to
purchase one for their collection.

On the platform sat the painting of the
son The auctioneer pounded his gavel. 'We
will start the bidding with this picture
of the son. Who will bid for this
picture?'

There was silence.

Then a voice in the back of the room
shouted, 'We want to see the famous
paintings. Skip this one.'

But the auctioneer persisted. 'Will
somebody bid for this painting. Who will
start the bidding? $100, $200?'

Another voice angrily. 'We didn't come to
see this painting. We came to see the Van
Gogh's, the Rembrandt's. Get on with the
real bids!'


But still the auctioneer continued. 'The
son! The son! Who'll take the son?'
Finally, a voice came from the very back
of the room. It was the longtime gardener
of the man and his son. 'I'll give $10
for the painting.' Being a poor man, it
was all he could afford.

'We have $10, who will bid $20?'
'Give it to him for $10. Let's see the
masters.'

'$10 is the bid, won't someone bid $20?'
The crowd was becoming angry. They didn't
want the picture of the son.

They wanted the more worthy investments
for their collections.

The auctioneer pounded the gavel. 'Going
once, twice, SOLD for $10!'

A man sitting on the second row shouted,
'Now let's get on with the collection!'

The auctioneer laid down his gavel. 'I'm
sorry, the auction is over.'
'What about the paintings?'

'I am sorry. When I was called to conduct
this auction, I was told of a secret
stipulation in the will. I was not
allowed to reveal that stipulation until
this time. Only the painting of the son
would be auctioned. Whoever bought that
painting would inherit the entire estate,
including the paintings.

The man who took the son gets the
inheritance

God gave His son 2,000 years ago to die
on the cross. Much like the auctioneer,
His message today is: 'The son, the son,
who'll take the son?'
Because, you see, whoever takes the Son
will inherit the kingdom of Heaven

FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD HE GAVE HIS
ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, WHO SO EVER BELIEVETH,
SHALL HAVE ETERNAL LIFE...THAT'S LOVE

[momof3]

wow! what an awesome story! and its sooo true. Thank you for posting this sis....it brought me to tears.

love you,
in Him.
momo