A man was walking on a long journey when he grew very tired and decided to sit and rest in a cemetery just ahead. He walked into the cemetery and started to read the tombstones. He became disturbed because as he was reading the dates on the tombstones he realized that the people buried there were only children when they died. Some were eight, others five and still others were only one when they past away. The man was overcome by sadness, he knelt in the grass and began to cry. A cemetery worker walked in and saw him crying. He asked, "Why are you crying?". The man looked up and answered, "All these children, they died so young! This is a cemetery of kids!" The worker smiled and said "Don't be sad, you see, these people weren't children when they died. Look here, it says 'David 1920-1925'. A person is reborn when they are saved, so David had been saved for five years before he died. We should celebrate because all these people found the right path and accepted Jesus as their Savior! All the years that these people were without Christ is forgotten, a fresh count of their days begins on the day they accept Jesus into their hearts!"
(This story was told at a church service in Puerto Rico)
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