Author	Thread: Cherokee Faith Story
Admin	Cherokee Faith Story Posted : 16 May, 2008 06:24 AM > 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 at watch the entire night, > > protecting his son from harm. > > We, too, are never alone. > > Even when we don't know it, > > our Heavenly Father 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, perhaps 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.' > Post Reply
hedgedweller View Profile History	Cherokee Faith Story Posted : 7 Jun, 2008 01:03 AM very good,,, i liked it much,,,,, hedgedweller,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, peace out !!!! Post Reply
SJC1985 View Profile History	Cherokee Faith Story Posted : 30 Jul, 2008 05:42 PM This is a great story of how God is always with us. There have been so many times in my life when I felt so alone; it was then that God's peace came to me. Whenever I am lonely, all I have to do is start talking to God. He takes over my thinking and gets my mind on something/someone else. SJC1985 :glow: Post Reply