Wednesday, July 14, 2010
The greatest faith I have ever seen!!
Last week one of my friends and I went into the slums next to one of the preschools where we are working. As we were walking around a lady (we will call here Sue) came out of her house to greet us. There is so much I would love to tell you about Sue and her family, but I just can not even come close to bringing it full justice in a couple paragraphs. So I will just tell you a little bit. She is a believer, but her husband is not and she is not allowed to be a believer, so she does not "believe" in front of him. She reads when she is at work since she is not allowed to at home. Sue has two sons. The older is a believer, but like his mom, to please his their dad, he does not show that he believes in front of their dad. But when their dad leaves the house, they talk to and read about their true dad. The youngest son, who is only seven years old, refuses to act like he is not a believer. While the rest of the family is "Hindu" this little boy refuses to participate in anything that has to do with any gods because they are not his god. One day his family was eating at their aunts house and the food, before it was eaten was in front of idol statues and even though they had not eaten all day, this little boy who was starving refused to eat a bit of food simply because it had been in the presence of gods. He refuses to enter temples. His family (especially his dads side) tries to bribe him to participate in rituals with some of his favorite things, but this little boy does not want any of that. He does not care about the price he has to pay, he refuses to ever bow down to any of their gods. When his dad is yelling at him and is mad at him, this little boy responds by talking to his true dad about the situation. When he talks to his true dad, he gets down on his knees with his hands in the air and his eyes clinched shut. This little boy fears no one, but the one. This little boy will not offer one bit of himself to anyone or anything but his god. This little boy has the faith that I pray for everyday. He is an inspiration to my life and the relationship I have with my father. This little boy has faith that can move the mountains!
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