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Years ago, I was gripped as I listened to
a minister who for several years had
faithfully served the church. His work
had taken him all over this country. As
he concluded his message, he told of one
of the most frightening yet thought-
provoking experiences of his life.
He had been on a long flight from one
place to another. The first warning of the
approaching problems came when the
sign on the airplane flashed on:
Fasten
your seat belts
. Then, after a while, a
calm voice said, "We shall not be serving
the beverages at this time as we are
expecting a little turbulence. Please be
sure your seat belt is fastened."
As he looked around the aircraft, it
became obvious that many of the
passengers were becoming apprehensive.
Later, the voice of the announcer said,
"We are so sorry that we are unable to
serve the meal at this time. The
turbulence is still ahead of us."
Then the storm broke. The threatening
cracks of thunder could be heard even
above the roar of the engines. Lightening
lit up the darkening skies, and within
moments that great plane was like a cork
tossed around on a heavenly ocean. One
moment the airplane was lifted on terrific
currents of air; the next, it dropped as if it
were about to crash.
The minister confessed that he shared the
discomfort and fear of those around him.
He said, "As I looked around the plane, I
could see that nearly all the passengers
were upset and alarmed. Some were
praying. The future seemed gloomy, and
many were wondering if they would
make it through the storm.
Then, I suddenly saw a little girl.
Apparently the storm meant nothing to
her. She had tucked her feet beneath her
as she sat on her seat; she was reading a
book, and everything within her small
world was calm and orderly. Sometimes
she closed her eyes, and then she would
read again; then she would straighten her
legs, but worry and fear were not in her
world. When the plane was being rocked
by the terrible storm, when it tilted this
way and that, as it rose and fell with
frightening severity, when all the adults
were scared half to death, that marvelous
child was completely composed and
unafraid." The minister could hardly
believe his eyes.
It was not surprising therefore, that when
the plane finally reached its destination
and all the passengers were hurrying to
disembark, our minister lingered to speak
to the girl whom he had watched for such
a long time. Having commented about
the storm and behavior of the plane, he
asked why she had not been afraid.
The Storm
—Author Unknown
give up? How would I feel when I'd
finally give up? I would probably feel
rejected, unloved, unwanted, worthless,
ugly, etc. Would I try to convince myself
that I don't need a safe place, or would I be
tempted to go look for another safe place?
Well, it was a bitter pill for me, but that's
exactly how my husband feels when I am
not his safe place. When I told him what
God had revealed to me, he cried and said
that is exactly how he feels but had no idea
how to tell me, and he was afraid to try to
tell me for fear of what I would say. Our
marriage hasn't been the same since that
and we both love the change!
Is the door to my husband's safe place
always open, or does he sometimes have
to look to another place? I praise God that
He shook me up and challenged me with
this, even if it took something painful to
wake me up!
I will pray for all of you reading this,
because I believe God wants amazing
things for our marriages!
Love you all,
Joy
This article first appeared in the
September 2011 issue of the
Amish Voice.
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