JOE WAS a young Sunday school boy. One day he was hit by a car. They carried him to the hospital and in the emergency room the doctor was examining him to see if he was seriously hurt.
Suddenly little Joe exclaimed, “I wish I could sing! I think I would feel better then!”
“All right, sonny,” said the door. “You can sing if you sing something nice.”
In a clear high-pitched voice Joe began to sing, “Nearer, my God, to Thee.” The song rang out. The doors, the nurses, and the patients down the hall all heard the words. Some of them got a blessing, for Joe was singing from his heart.
When the doctor had finished his examination, he said, “Well, little man, you seem to be all right. I can’t find any broken bones.”
“It was singing the hymn that helped” said Joe. “I always sing when I feel bad, and then God helps me!”
ML-08/01/1976