The Ant and the Contact Lens

[Guest guest]

My husband, who is not real religious, sent me this from work. It left a

lump in my throat!

Donna

> > THE ANT AND THE CONTACT LENS

> >> >> > A true story by Josh and Zarandona

> >> >> >

> >> >> > was a young woman who was invited to go rock

> climbing.

>

> >Although >> >> > she was scared to death, she went with her group

> to a

> tremendous >> >> > granite cliff. In spite of her fear, she put on

> the gear,

> took a hold >> on >> >> > 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 's

> eye

> and knocked out her contact.

> >> >> >

> >> >> > 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

> >> >> > Bible 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,

> there was an ant

> >> >> > moving slowly across the face of the rock, carrying

> it.

> >> >> >

> >> >> > 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.

> >> >> >

> >> >> > PASS THIS ON ONLY IF YOU MEAN IT.

> >> >> >

> >> >> > 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 who

> strengthens me. (Phil >4:13)

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