| Blessing in Disguise
The only survivor of a
shipwreck washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly
for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help,
but none seemed forthcoming. Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a
little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements and to
store his few possessions. But then one day, after scavenging for food,
he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, with the smoke rolling
up to the sky. The worst had happened; everything was lost.
He was stung with grief
and anger. "God, how could you do this to me?!" he cried.
Early the next day,
however, he was awakened by the sound of a ship that was approaching the
island. It had come to rescue him.
"How did you know I
was here?" asked the weary man of his rescuers.
"We saw your smoke
signal," they replied. |
