On May 2, 1962, Gladys Kidd placed a dramatic advertisement in the San Francisco Examiner:
“I don’t want my husband to die in the gas chamber for a
crime he did not commit. I will therefore offer my services for 10 years as a
cook, maid, or housekeeper to any leading attorney who will defend him &
bring about his vindication.”
Vincent Hallinan, one of San Francisco’s best lawyers saw
the advertisement, felt pity & contacted the woman. He took on the case
& ended up getting the innocent man released from all charges.
Afterward, the attorney refused the lady’s offer of ten
years of service, noting that he was satisfied to have saved an innocent man
from death.
Stories of kindhearted humans helping others with no
kickback or reward offsets the grimness of news & gives hope of good in the
world.
Yet, we know a stronger kind of love, a love
that gave the ultimate sacrifice on the cross.
Source: The Universal Journalist, David Randall
(ministry127.com)
Ps 36:7 (VOICE): “Your strong love, O True God, is precious.
All people run for shelter under the shadow of Your wings.”
“Measure not God's love and favor by your own feeling. The
sun shines as clearly in the darkest day as it does in the brightest. The
difference is not in the sun, but in some clouds which hinder the manifestation
of the light thereof.” - Richard Sibbes.
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