'My boy! my boy! God be thanked for what He has done to you this day!'
When they saw that the Stranger was standing in the doorway the father and mother were silent. Their hearts were too full to find speech easy. But the boy ran to Him.
'Oh, sir! make father's leg straight like mine!'
The Stranger asked of his father:
'Would you have it so?'
But the lame man answered:
'If it may be, let me stay as I am; for if I had not been lame I might never have known Your face.'
To which the Stranger said:
'That is a true saying. For by suffering eyes are opened; so that he who endures most sees best. For to all men God gives gifts.'
The woman busied herself in making breakfast ready. When they were at table, the lame man said: