When
a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don't throw away
the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer.
Corrie Ten Boom
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hiding-Place-Corrie-Boom/
Corrie Ten Boom and her sister Betsie endured the horrors of the concentration camps not because they were Jewish but because they were Christians helping Jews and anyone else drying to escape Nazi persecution. The two sisters were kept together and Corrie wrote a book about their experiences. Sadly her sister Betsie died in the concentration camp. One of my favorite passages in the book was when they were holding an evening prayer circle. Betsie asked Corrie to say the prayer and remember to bless the fleas. Their entire barracks was infested with biting nasty little fleas. Corrie protested thanking God for the fleas. Betsie gently reminded that God blessed their lives so the fleas must be a blessing. Corrie thank the Lord for the fleas. At a later date, Corrie found out that the guards in the concentration camp refused to enter their barracks because of the fleas. The nasty biting bugs protected the women in that barracks from the guard while sleeping. Corrie went on to Tramp for The Lord. Each of these women endured the deprivation that few can imagine let alone experience. They didn't waiver in their belief in God or the choices to do good to others no matter what. They are heroes to me because no matter what others choose to do, they chose to do good and believe in God no matter what. This kind of courage is just amazing to me.
2 comments:
It seems to me you have demonstrated just as much courage in your own life. Despite your own personal Holocaust, your faith and the way you live IN your faith shines through.
Ruth, you have no clue how many lives you've touched through your own journey.
Thank you.
TW
Thank you TW, I appreciate you sharing this with me. I needed it today.
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