How a dad works with his blind son

Sometimes life dishes out extraordinary challenges for individuals to deal with that defy logic and threaten to hobble hope and one’s future. And every so often a spectacular story emerges of how a person in the midst of trial deals courageously and unselfishly with those challenges, and turns them into awe-inspiring positive experiences. The story of Patrick Henry Hughes and his dad is one of those stories.

Here’s the link to a short video clip that could very well humble any belief inside you that says, “I have it tough.” And also well up within gratitude for what you do have.

Patrick Henry Hughes

Faith

"Faith is to believe what we do not see;
and the reward of this faith is to see what we believe."

~ Saint Augustine

Fruits of faith

Faith is to believe what we do not see

and the reward of this faith is to see what we believe.

~ Augustine

What limb are you on?

When relying upon God for healing, many people fear failure. Like climbing out on the limb of a tree and wondering whether the wood can support one’s weight, many sufferers turn to the divine in prayer yet wonder whether their prayer is up to the demand of carrying the weight of the problem they face.

“What limb are you on?” I replied to one person fearing for her future while praying for recovery of health. The question aided me more than the one I asked, I figured after asking, for it reminded me of where our faith should be placed when praying for spiritual relief.

We doubt the efficacy of our prayers when our hopes are based on less than pure spiritual power. The human mind, brain-will, time, chance, and blind reasoning are weak limbs to perch one’s full weight on. They may or may not withstand the downward pull of earthly fear. The further we go out on these limbs, the shakier we feel, and rightfully so. They are not steady platforms to stand on.

But when we perch our faith on absolute Truth—the unwavering prop of God—we plant our faith on a limb that will not budge, a branch that won’t bend to fear, worry, anxiety or disease.

So, if you have any doubt about the outcome of your prayers, eliminate those worries by planting yourself on the branch that will not bend or break,--the presence and actuality of Truth.

It’s a safe place to pray from.

The buzzard, the bat and the bumblebee

Forwarded from a reader:

BUZZARD
If you put a buzzard in a pen that is 6 feet by 8 feet and is entirely open at the top, the bird, in spite of its ability to fly, will be an absolute prisoner. The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of 10 to 12 feet. Without space to run, as is its habit, it will not even attempt to fly, but will remain a prisoner for life in a small jail with no top.

BAT
The ordinary bat that flies around at night, a remarkably nimble creature in the air, cannot take off from a level place. If it is placed on the floor or flat ground, all it can do is shuffle about helplessly and, no doubt, painfully, until it reaches some slight elevation from which it can throw itself into the air. Then, at once, it takes off like a flash.

BUMBLEBEE
A bumblebee, if dropped into an open tumbler, will be there until it dies, unless it is taken out. It never sees the means of escape at the top, but persists in trying to find some way out through the sides near the bottom. It will seek a way where none exists, until it expires.

PEOPLE
In many ways, humans are like the buzzard, the bat, and the bumblebee. They struggle about with all their problems and frustrations, never realizing that all they have to do is look up.

Sorrow looks back, worry looks around, but faith looks up.


Where are you looking today?