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Date Posted: 18:44:22 12/25/04 Sat
Author: John Todd
Subject: “AT THE END OF THE ROAD”

“AT THE END OF THE ROAD”

John Todd was a preacher in the late 1800s. When he was six years old, both his parents died, so a kind-hearted aunt raised him until he left home to study for the ministry.

Years later, his aunt became seriously ill, and even though she was a Christian, she wrote him a letter expressing her fear of death.

Here, condensed from his autobiography, is the letter he sent her in reply:

“It is now thirty-five years since I, as a boy of six, was left quite alone in the world. You sent me word you would give me a home and be a kind mother to me. I have never forgotten the day I made the long journey to your house. I can still recall the disappointment when, instead of coming for me yourself, you sent your hired man, Caesar, to fetch me.

“I remember my tears and anxiety as, perched high on the back of the horse and clinging tight to Caesar, I rode off to my new home. Night fell before we finished the journey and I became lonely and afraid. “Do you think she’ll go to bed before we get there? I asked Caesar?

“Oh, no! He said reassuringly, “She’ll stay up for you. When we get out of these woods, you’ll see her light shinning in the window.”

“Presently we did ride out into the clearing, and there, sure enough, was your light. I remember you were waiting at the door, that you put your arms close about me-a tired and bewildered little boy. You had fire burning on the hearth, a hot supper waiting on the stove. After supper you took me to my new room, heard me say my prayers and then sat beside me till I fell asleep.

“Auntie, some day soon God will send for you, to take you to a new Home. Don’t fear the summons, the strange journey, or the messenger of death. God can be trusted to do as much for you as you were kind enough to do for me so many years ago. At the end of the road you will find love and welcome awaiting, and you will be safe in God’s care.”

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