OT; Something Religious

Jani
on 7/15/09 5:50 am - Interlochen, MI
I really liked this and wanted to share it.  Jan
Cherokee Legend  

Do you know the legend of the Cherokee Indian youth's rite of Passage? 

His
  father takes him into the forest, blindfolds him and leaves him alone. 

He is required to sit on a stump the whole night and not remove the blindfold until the rays of the morning sun shine through it. 

He cannot cry out for help to anyone. 

Once he survives the night, he is a MAN.
 

He cannot tell the other boys of this experience, because each lad must come into manhood on his own.

The boy is naturally terrified.
He can hear all
 kinds of noises.
Wild beasts must surely be all around him.
Maybe even some
 human might do him harm
The wind blew the grass and earth, and shook his
 stump, but he sat stoically, never removing the blindfold. It would be the only way he could become a man! 

Finally, after a horrific night the sun appeared and he removed his
 blindfold.
It was then that he discovered his father sitting on the stump next to him.
He had been a****ch the entire night, protecting his son from
 harm.
We, too, are never alone.
Even when we don't know it, God is watching
 over us, sitting on the stump beside us.
When trouble comes, all we have to
 do is reach out to Him.

If you liked this story, pass it on.
If not, you
 took off your blindfold before dawn.
Moral of the story:
Just because you can't see God,
Doesn't mean He is not there.
'For we walk by faith, not by sight.'
It is what it is.
If He brings you to it, He'll bring you through it...






marymazilla
on 7/15/09 8:51 am - GARDEN CITY, MI
So BEAUTIFUL! And you won't be alone  during your WLS either.  This little smiley and I will be praying that the Lord stays with you and guides the surgeon and his staff, tomorrow

"When we stop running away from the situation that is scary - that is the moment we discover how strong we really are. So, acknowledge your strength...rejoice in it...and start breathing in life, as the beautiful, strong soul (being) that you truly are." - Rachna Sirtaj.......Love & Peace
       
 

    
pineview01
on 7/15/09 10:30 am - Davison, MI
I enjoyed this Jan! Thanks!

Your almost there girlfriend!  Good Luck!

BAND REMOVED 9-4-12-fought insurance to get sleeve and won! Sleeved 1/22/13! Five years out and trying to get that last 15 pounds back off.

scribblekh
on 7/15/09 11:42 am - Auburn Hills, MI
awesome jan... our God is an awesome God.. he reigns from heaven and earth.. with wisdom, power and love our God is an awesome God....

I pray a blessing over you, the surgeon, the entire OR team.. that the Lords hand guide them and that you wake up feeling well...   blessings to you...:)
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