Why She Rejoiced

"Though we may have little of this world's goods we have much for which to praise God. A woman was dying in the poorhouse. The doctor bent over her and heard her whisper, 'Praise the Lord.' 'Why, auntie,' he said, 'how can you praise God when you are dying in a poorhouse?' 'Oh doctor,' she replied, 'it's wonderful to go from the poorhouse to a mansion in the skies!'" ~ The Christian

as read in The Sword Scrapbook, compiled by editor John R. Rice, copyright 1969 by Sword of the Lord Publishers, ISBN 0-87398-787-X