TODAY'S TOUCHSTONE

Published: Fri, 05/27/16

TODAY'S TOUCHSTONE


"We are all little pencils in the hand of a writing God who is sending love letters into the world."

                          ~ Mother Teresa

I wanted to find a quote that fit somehow with the parable story below, which you have probably heard in some form.  

Trapped in his house with rising flood waters, a man climbed to his roof and prayed for God to save him. A neighbor came by in a row boat and offered help. Trusting that God would intervene and save him, the man refused the neighbor's help. The water continued to rise and the man continued to pray for God to save him. Police came by in a speedboat and urged the man to climb in. Again he refused, saying God will save him. When the water rose to the roof's peak and lapped against the man's ankles, a helicopter came by with a dangling rope ladder for the man to climb to safety. Again he refused the pilot's help, holding on to the belief that God would intervene and save him. Alas, the man drowned. When he got to heaven, he asked God, "Why did you not save me?"

God said, "I sent you help in three forms. Why did you not accept help from your neighbor, the police, or the pilot?" 

Mother Teresa's quote and this story remind me to trust and appreciate the surgeons and all the medical people who will help me heal. Like the man on the roof, I may not have experienced some miraculous divine intervention, but the hand of God is at work everywhere. I am grateful too for your prayers and loving thoughts - the pencils you are in God's hands.

We are sometimes pencils, sometimes the hands, the feet, the voice, the arms, the embrace, the healing vehicles of Our Maker.

May we see and appreciate both the giving and the receiving of help - and love - among us. 

With love and faith,​​
Charlene

PS - Before going into surgery today, I reached back into the archives, selected some of my favorite Touchstones, and programmed them to be sent out during the next two weeks. There are a few new ones too. Thank you for the continued prayers and positive thoughts. I wish the very best for you too.
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LOVE. It will grow each time you give it away.               
                                              (from The Twelve Gifts of Birth)

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Charlene Costanzo is the author of  The Twelve Gifts series of books:
The Twelve Gifts of Birth
The Twelve Gifts for Healing
The Twelve Gifts in Marriage
The Thirteenth Gift 
Touchstones: Stories for Living The Twelve Gifts 

May 27, 2016

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