Subject: The Burning Hut {Insp}
From: Unicorn (unicorn@indenial.com)
Date: Thu Aug 17 2000 - 22:39:42 EDT
"The Burning Hut"
The only survivor of a shipwreck was 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, the
smoke rolling up to the sky. The worst had
happened; everything was lost. He was stunned
with grief and anger. "G-d, 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.
It is easy to get discouraged when things are
going bad, but we shouldn't lose heart, because
G-d is at work in our lives, even in the midst of
pain and suffering. Remember, next time your
little hut is burning to the ground----it just may be
a smoke signal that summons the grace of G-d.
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