He walked up to a policeman and said, "Mister, you wouldn't happen to know where a poor boy could find a warm place to sleep tonight would you? You see, I sleep in a box down the alley there and it's awful cold. Sure would be nice to have a warm place to stay."

The policeman looked down at the little boy and said, "You go down the street to that big white house and you knock on the door. When they open the door you just say "John 3:16" and they will let you in."
So the little boy walked up the steps to the door and knocked. A lady answered. He looked up at her and said, "John 3:16."

The lady said "Come on in, Son."

She took him in and she sat him down in a split bottom rocker in front of a great big old fireplace and she went off.

He sat there for a while and thought to himself "John 3:16. I don't understand it, but it sure makes a cold boy warm."

The lady came back and asked him "Are you hungry?"

He said, "Well, yes I am. I haven't eaten in a couple of days and I sure could stand a little bit of food."

The lady took him in the kitchen and sat him down to a table full of wonderful food. He ate and ate until he couldn't eat any more.

Then he thought to himself, "John 3:16. I still don't understand it, but it sure makes a hungry boy full."

She took him upstairs to a bathroom to a huge bathtub filled with warm water and he sat there and soaked for a while.

As he soaked, he thought to himself, "John 3:16. I sure don't understand it, but it sure makes a dirty boy clean. I've not had a bath, a real bath, in my whole life. The only bath I ever had was when I stood in front of that big, old fire hydrant as they flushed it out."

The lady came in and got him, and took him to a room and tucked him into a big old feather bed and pulled the covers up around his neck and kissed him goodnight and turned out the lights.

As he laid in the darkness and looked out of the window at the snow coming down on that cold night, he thought to himself, "John 3:16... I don't understand it, but it sure makes a tired boy rested."

The next morning she came back up and took him down again to that same big table full of food. After he ate she took him back to that same big old split bottom rocker in front of the fireplace and she took a big, old Bible and sat down in front of him and she looked up at him and she asked, "Do you understand John 3:16?"

He said, "No, Ma'am, I don't. The first time I ever heard it was last night when the policeman told me to use it."

She opened the Bible to John 3:16, and she began to explain to him about Jesus. Right there in front of that big old fireplace, he gave his heart and life to Jesus.

He sat there and thought, "John 3:16. I don't understand it, but it but it sure makes a lost boy feel safe."

You know, I have to confess I don't understand it either, how God would be willing to send His Son to die for me and how Jesus would agree to do such a thing. I don't understand it either, but it sure does make a hard life worth living.

在一个城市里，那天晚上非常的寒冷，而且正下著大风雪。在一个角落里，一个小男孩正在售卖报纸，在这严寒的天气，人们都瑟缩著身体，匆忙的在赶路。因为天气实在是太冷了，小男孩不能专注地卖报纸。

他走去问一位警察∶「先生，你不会知道在这麽寒冷的天气下，像我这麽穷困的一个小孩，如果没有一个温暖的地方渡过今天晚上，会有什麽事情发生。你知道吗？我睡在那小巷中的一个箱子里，那是非常的寒冷。如果能有一个温暖的地方就好了。」

那警察低下头来，然後对小男孩说∶「你沿著这条街一直走到一间白色的大屋，然後敲门。当有人出来应门时，你只需说【约翰福音3章16节】，他们就会让你进去。」

於是小男孩就走到这间白色大屋然後敲门。一位女士出来开门，小男孩就说∶「约翰福音3章16节」。

这位女士说∶「请进来吧，孩子。」

她带小男孩进入屋里面，在一个巨大的火炉前的一张摇椅坐下後就走开了。

小男孩坐著在想∶「我不明白什麽是【约翰福音3章16节】，但肯定的是它能使一个寒冷的小孩得到温暖。」

这位女士回来问道∶「你饿不饿？」

小男孩说道∶「是的，我已好几天没东西吃了，如果有些许的食物就太好了。」

女士带他到厨房里坐下来，桌上摆满了美味的食品，他吃著吃著，直到不能再吃为止。

小男孩又对自己说∶「我不明白什麽是【约翰福音3章16节】，但肯定的是它能使一个饥饿的小孩吃饱。」

等他吃饱後，女士带小男孩上去楼上的浴室里，在那巨大的浴缸里，放满了热水，小男孩把身体浸在浴缸中。

此时，小男孩又在想∶「我不明白什麽是【约翰福音3章16节】，但肯定的是它能使一个肮脏的小孩冲洗乾净。我活了这麽久，从来没有真正洗过一个澡。只有那次在消防水龙头里涌出来的水洗过一次。」

洗完之後，那位女士带他进入一个房间，那里有一张羽毛大床，她替小男孩盖上被，吻他道别晚安後就把灯关了。

在这严寒的夜晚，小男孩在黑暗中躺著，望向窗外飘落的白雪，他又对自己说∶「我不明白什麽是【约翰福音3章16节】，但肯定的是它能使一个疲倦的小孩得到安息。」

第二天醒来，那位女士把他带到那张摆满美味食物的大桌。当小男孩吃饱後，女士让他坐在火炉前的摇椅，然後拿出一本很大的圣经，望著小男孩问道∶「你明白【约翰福音3章16节】吗？」

小男孩回答说∶「我不明白。昨晚那位警察先生告诉我时，是我第一次听到。」

女士打开圣经，翻到【约翰福音3章16节】，开始跟小男孩解说耶稣的事情。就在这个温馨的火炉前，小男孩接受了耶稣，他愿意全心献上自己的身心。

他坐在那儿在想∶「我不明白什麽是【约翰福音3章16节】，但肯定的是它能使一个迷失的小男孩感到安全。」

你知道吗，我也不明白为何要忏悔，更不明白神为何要差遣　的儿子耶稣来为我而死，而耶稣也竟然愿意如此做。 但我知道一点，那就是肯定不管生活如何的艰难，也是值得活下去。