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Re: Faith
Uthaya,
This is a totally inappropriate posting on this forum.
Show some charity and consideration and leave us alone.
Thanks
-----Original Message-----
From: uthaya kumar [mailto:uthayaa_p@...]
Sent: 05 August 2005 05:02
To: php-objects@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [php-objects] Faith
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something
else is more important than fear.
Years ago, I was enthralled as I listened to a pastor who for several years
had faithfully served the church. His executive responsibilities had taken
him all over this country. As he concluded his message, he told of one of
the most frightening, yet thought-provoking, experiences of his life.
He had been on a long flight from one place to another. The first warning of
the approaching problems came when the sign on the airplane flashed on:
Fasten your seat belts. Then, after a while, a calm voice said, "We shall
not be serving the beverages at this time as we are expecting a little
turbulence. Please be sure your seat belt is fastened."
As he looked around the aircraft, it became obvious that many of the
passengers were becoming apprehensive. Later, the voice of the announcer
said, "We are so sorry that we are unable to serve the meal at this time.
The turbulence is still ahead of us."
Then the storm broke. The ominous cracks of thunder could be heard even
above the roar of the engines.
Lightening lit up the darkening skies, and within moments that great plane
was like a cork tossed around on a celestial ocean. One moment the airplane
was lifted on terrific currents of air; the next, it dropped as if it were
about to crash.
The pastor confessed that he shared the discomfort and fear of those around
him. He said, "As I looked around the plane, I could see that nearly all the
passengers were upset and alarmed. Some were praying. The future seemed
ominous and many were wondering if they would make it through the storm.
Then, I suddenly saw a little girl. Apparently the storm meant nothing to
her. She had tucked her feet beneath her as she sat on her seat; she was
reading a book and every thing within her small world was calm and orderly.
Sometimes she closed her eyes, then she would read again; then she would
straighten her legs, but worry and fear were not in her world. When the
plane was being buffeted by the terrible storm when it lurched this way and
that, as it rose and fell with frightening severity,when all the adults were
scared half to death, that marvelous child was completely composed and
unafraid." The minister could hardly believe his eyes.
It was not surprising therefore, that when the plane finally reached its
destination and all the passengers were hurrying to disembark,our pastor
lingered to speak to the girl whom he had watched for such a long time.
Having commented about the storm and behavior of the plane, he asked why she
had not been afraid.
The child replied, "`Cause my Daddy`s the pilot, and he`s taking me home."
There are many kinds of storms that buffet us:
* Physical,
* Mental,
* Financial,
* Domestic, and...
Many other storms can easily and quickly darken our skies and throw our
plane into apparently uncontrollable movement. We have all known such times,
and let us be honest and confess, it is much easier to be at rest when our
feet are on the ground than when we are being tossed about a darkened sky.
Let us remember... Our Father is the Pilot. He is in control and taking us
home... so Don`t Worry.
Thanks and Regards
uthaya
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