"Every detail in our lives is worked into something good. " (Romans 8:28, The Message)
Former US President Theodore Roosevelt was very near sighted and always carried two pairs of glasses, one for close-up work and the other for seeing things at a distance. While speaking in Milwaukee during his last great political campaign, he was shot by a man named Shrenk. Later, when a surgeon was examining his wound, he discovered that the steel spectacle case in his vest pocket had saved his life, for it had deflected the bullet from his heart.
“That’s remarkable!” said the President as he carefully inspected the bent container with its shattered contents. I’ve always considered it a nuisance to carry two pairs of glasses, especially those thick heavy ones I keep I that metal case. Yet tonight, God used it to save my life.”
The ways of God are not always our ways. What we feel is a burden may well prove to be a blessing.
From the book, DAY LIGHTERS by Nico Bougas available from Amazon.com
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