Dear Friends, Taken from religious magazine.
EVERTHING IS FOR OUR GOOD There is a story about a man who, after a shipwreck, landed on an island where there were no people living. A few things which he had managed to save from the ship he kept safe in a small hut made by himself. Everyday he prayed without ceasing that he might be able to get out safely from that lonely island. Everyday he used to look far out over the sea to see if there was any ship passing by. One day, after searching for food, when he returned, he was disheartened by what he saw. The little hut and all the belongings he had saved were burned out by a fire. But this incident which seemed the greatest loss to him turned out to be a great blessing. As it turned out, this loss was an answer to his unceasing prayer. That day itself a ship arrived on the shore of that island. We saw the sign you gave by lighting the fire said the captain to him. If the hut had not caught people aboard would not have noticed it and come to that island. Only because his hut was destroyed by fire this man got an opportunity to be saved from that island. In our own life too, can we not examine the incidents which seem to us to be a great loss for us, and see for ourselves how they turn out to be the source of blessings in our life. In the case of Lazarus, even his death happened for the glory of God. St. John was priviledged to receive the revelation from God when he was in exile in Patmos island. Fatima Sharmila Chennai _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp **************************************************************** This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ****************************************************************
