JOSHUA TIME 810

MountainWings A MountainWings Moment
> #7145 Wings Over The Mountains of Life
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> Prepared
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> As the drought continued for what seemed an eternity, a small
> community of mid-west farmers were in a quandary as to what to
> do next.
>
> The rain was important not only to keep their crops healthy, but
> to sustain the townspeople's very way of living. As the problem
> became more urgent, the local church felt it was time to get
> involved and called a prayer meeting to ask for rain.
>
> In what seemed a vague remembrance of a Native American ritual,
> the people began to arrive. The pastor on his arrival watched
> as the congregation continued to file in. He slowly made his
> way to the front to officially begin the meeting.
>
> Everyone was taking the opportunity to visit across the aisles
> to socialize with close friends. The pastor's thoughts when he
> reached the front were on quieting those present and starting
> the meeting.
>
> As he began to ask for quiet, his eyes scanned the crowd and he
> took note of an eleven-year-old girl sitting in the front row.
>
> Her face was beaming with excitement and she quietly sat in her
> place. Next to her, poised and ready for use, was a bright red
> umbrella. The beauty and innocence of the girl made the pastor
> smile as he realized the faith she possessed. No one else in
> the congregation had brought an umbrella.
>
> They had all come to pray for rain, but she had come expecting
> God to answer with the needed rain.