When preaching on Mothers’ Day, I have several times used the story titled, “No Charge.” It is not new and certainly not original. I heard it years ago and I have always remembered it. I have …
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When preaching on Mothers’ Day, I have several times used the story titled, “No Charge.” It is not new and certainly not original. I heard it years ago and I have always remembered it. I have been asked several times by members of my congregation to provide them copies of this story. So, I thought it might be a blessing to you.
The story is as though a mother wrote it.
My little boy came into the kitchen this evening while I was fixing supper. And he handed me a piece of paper he’d been writing on. It was a bill for his services. This is what it said:
For mowing the grass, $5.
For making my own bed this week, $1.
For going to the store $.50.
For playing with baby brother while you went shopping, $.25.
For taking out the trash, $1.
For getting a good report card, $5.
For raking the yard, $2.
I picked up the paper, and turning it over, this is what I wrote:
For the nine months I carried you, growing inside me - No Charge.
For the nights I sat up with you, doctored you, prayed for you - No Charge.
For the time, and the tears, and the cost through the years - No Charge.
For the nights filled with dread, and the worries ahead - No Charge.
For advice, and the knowledge, and the cost of your college - No Charge.
For the toys, food and clothes, and for wiping your nose - No Charge.
Son, when you add it all up, the full cost of my love is -- No Charge.
When he finished reading, he had great big tears in his eyes. And he looked up at me and he said, “Mama, I sure do love you.” Then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote, PAID IN FULL.
What an illustration of our Savior’s love for us!
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