An Impulse Purchase Proves an Inspired Gift – Guideposts

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I browsed the garage sale, hunting for my usual treasures—postcards, rocks and travel books. But what caught my eye wasn’t something I’d ever collected: two pulpit-sized Bibles.

 

They were remarkable: 130 years old, in mint condition with opulent, bronze-embellished covers. One was written in English, the other in German.

 

I flipped through their large full-color pages. In the German Bible there was a family history. It seemed sad that cherished information had been left behind. I bought both Bibles, even though I didn’t speak a word of German.

 

Years later, my wife, Mary, and I downsized. I sold a lot of pieces I’d collected, including the English Bible. No one bought the German one.

 

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