Jimmie Lu
09-30-2004, 09:32 AM
> >Subject: THE ANT AND THE CONTACT LENS
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> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > This is a wonderful story, and so true a description of
>how
> > > wonderful
> > > > > our
> > > > > > > Lord is. Praise God for his love.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > THE ANT AND THE CONTACT LENS A true story by Josh and
>Karen
> > > Zarandona
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Brenda was a young woman who was invited to go
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > rock climbing. Although she was very scared, she
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > went with her group to a tremendous granite
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > cliff. In spite of her fear, she put on the
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > gear, took hold of the rope, and started up
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > the face of that rock.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Well, she got to a ledge where she could take a
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > breather. As she was hanging on there, the
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > safety rope snapped against Brenda's eye and
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > knocked out her contact lens.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Well, here she is, on a rock ledge, with
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > hundreds of feet below her and hundreds of feet
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > above her. Of course, she looked and looked
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > and looked, hoping it had landed on the ledge,
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > but it just wasn't there.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Here she was, far from home, her sight now
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > blurry. She was desperate and began to get
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > upset, so she prayed to the Lord to help her to
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > find it.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > When she got to the top, a friend examined her
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > eye and her clothing for the lens, but there was
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > no contact lens to be found. She sat down,
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > despondent, with the rest of the party, waiting
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > for the rest of them to make it up the face of
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > the cliff.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > She looked out across range after range of
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > mountains, thinking of that verse that says, "The
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > whole earth." She thought, "Lord, You can see
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > all these mountains. You know every stone and
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > leaf, and You know exactly where my contact lens
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > is. Please help me."
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Finally, they walked down the trail to the
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > bottom. At the bottom there was a new party of
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > climbers just starting up the face of the cliff.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > One of them shouted out, "Hey, you guys! Anybody
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > lose a contact lens?"
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Well, that would be startling enough, but you
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > know why the climber saw it? An ant was moving
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > slowly across the face of the rock, carrying it
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > on it's back.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Brenda told me that her father is a cartoonist.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > When she told him the incredible story of the
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > ant, the prayer, and the contact lens, he drew
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > a picture of an ant lugging that contact lens
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > with the words, "Lord, I don't know why You want
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > me to carry this thing. I can't eat it, and
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > it's awfully heavy. But if this is what You
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > want me to do, I'll carry it for You."
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I think it would probably do some of us good to
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > occasionally say, "God, I don't know why you
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > want me to carry this load. I can see no good
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > in it and it's awfully heavy. But, if you want
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > me to carry it, I will."
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > called. Yes, I do love GOD. He is my source of
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > existence and my Savior. He keeps me functioning
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > each and every day. Without Him, I am nothing,
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > but with Him...I can do all things through
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Christ which strengthens me. (Phil. 4:13)
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > This is a wonderful story, and so true a description of
>how
> > > wonderful
> > > > > our
> > > > > > > Lord is. Praise God for his love.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > THE ANT AND THE CONTACT LENS A true story by Josh and
>Karen
> > > Zarandona
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Brenda was a young woman who was invited to go
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > rock climbing. Although she was very scared, she
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > went with her group to a tremendous granite
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > cliff. In spite of her fear, she put on the
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > gear, took hold of the rope, and started up
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > the face of that rock.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Well, she got to a ledge where she could take a
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > breather. As she was hanging on there, the
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > safety rope snapped against Brenda's eye and
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > knocked out her contact lens.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Well, here she is, on a rock ledge, with
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > hundreds of feet below her and hundreds of feet
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > above her. Of course, she looked and looked
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > and looked, hoping it had landed on the ledge,
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > but it just wasn't there.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Here she was, far from home, her sight now
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > blurry. She was desperate and began to get
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > upset, so she prayed to the Lord to help her to
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > find it.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > When she got to the top, a friend examined her
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > eye and her clothing for the lens, but there was
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > no contact lens to be found. She sat down,
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > despondent, with the rest of the party, waiting
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > for the rest of them to make it up the face of
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > the cliff.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > She looked out across range after range of
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > mountains, thinking of that verse that says, "The
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > whole earth." She thought, "Lord, You can see
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > all these mountains. You know every stone and
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > leaf, and You know exactly where my contact lens
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > is. Please help me."
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Finally, they walked down the trail to the
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > bottom. At the bottom there was a new party of
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > climbers just starting up the face of the cliff.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > One of them shouted out, "Hey, you guys! Anybody
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > lose a contact lens?"
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Well, that would be startling enough, but you
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > know why the climber saw it? An ant was moving
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > slowly across the face of the rock, carrying it
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > on it's back.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Brenda told me that her father is a cartoonist.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > When she told him the incredible story of the
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > ant, the prayer, and the contact lens, he drew
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > a picture of an ant lugging that contact lens
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > with the words, "Lord, I don't know why You want
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > me to carry this thing. I can't eat it, and
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > it's awfully heavy. But if this is what You
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > want me to do, I'll carry it for You."
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I think it would probably do some of us good to
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > occasionally say, "God, I don't know why you
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > want me to carry this load. I can see no good
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > in it and it's awfully heavy. But, if you want
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > me to carry it, I will."
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > called. Yes, I do love GOD. He is my source of
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > existence and my Savior. He keeps me functioning
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > each and every day. Without Him, I am nothing,
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > but with Him...I can do all things through
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Christ which strengthens me. (Phil. 4:13)
> > > > > > > > >