Wednesday, May 19, 2004
[famous_quotes] The Operation
The Operation
by Norman Vincent Peale
Having lunch with a group of people, I fell to talking with a surgeon, a
very interesting man. "Doctor," I asked, "what was the greatest operation
you ever performed?"
"Well," he said, "I really don't know. Many operations I have performed
required all my skills. But perhaps the one that meant the most to me was
the time I operated on a little girl who was given only ten percent chance
of survival. She was such a little thing, and so pale when they brought her
into the operating room.At that time, I was having a great deal of trouble,
myself. I had a son who was a real problem and there were other things as
well. I had allowed myself to become an unhappy man. As the nurses were
preparing to administer the anesthetic to this little girl, she asked,
'Doctor, may I say something?' " 'Yes, honey,' I replied. 'What is it?' "
'Well,' she said, 'every night when I go to bed I say my prayers, and I'd
like to say a prayer now.' " 'That's all right, honey, please say your
prayer, and think of me, too, won't you?'
"In a sweet voice she prayed: Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me, Bless thy
little lamb tonight; Through the darkness be thou near me: Keep me safe till
morning light. "And, dear God, please bless the doctor. ' Then she added
brightly, 'I'm ready now. And I'm not afraid, because Jesus loves me and He
is right here with me and is going to bring me through okay.'
"I was blinded by tears," confessed the surgeon. "I had to turn away and
occupy myself with another wash up before I could start the operation. And
I said, 'Dear God, if You never help me save another human being, help me
save this little girl.' I operated on her and the miracle happened. She
lived! Leaving the hospital that day, I realized that I was the one who had
been operated on, not the girl.
She taught me that if I take all my problems and put them in the hands of
God, He will see me through."
Satinder Ahuja.
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