Saturday, September 26, 2009

The Blessing of Storms - God is our refuge

Today's Truth
Psalm 46: 1 (NRSV) "God is our refuge and strength, a tested help in times of trouble."




The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He feverishly prayed for God's rescue, but with every day that passed, his hope weakened.


Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect himself from the elements, and to store his few possessions.



One day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke rolling up to the sky. Everything was lost.
Stunned with grief and anger, the man cried, "God, how could you do this to me!"
The next morning, he woke to the sound of a ship approaching the island. It had come to rescue him.
"How did you know I was here?" the weary man asked.
"We saw your smoke signal," they replied.
-Mary Southerland.