The Faith of a child is a
beautiful thing! To be able to witness that faith…well you’ve just found a
little piece of Heaven on Earth. I remember when my daughter was
three-years-old. She loved nothing more than to stand on a step close to the
top of our home’s full flight of stairs…wait for her Uncle Mike to arrive and
position himself at the bottom, and then would freely, and
uninhibitedly, jump into the air in a swan-dive- type pose…only to be caught by
her Uncle just before hitting the ground. As I watched with trepidation, I
realized that with each and every jump my daughter would take, it was EQUALLY
as important for her Uncle to believe in her ability to launch herself
appropriately into his arms. It was as essential to her faith in knowing she
would be caught that my brother exemplified complete determination and
dedication to being there as a support to catch her before she hit the ground.
This example of complete faith and unwavering determination reminds me of a
recent experience between a certain nephew and his precious ring!
Andrew, nephew
extraordinaire and willing enthusiast of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of The Rings”
and “The Hobbit,” novels, worked very hard to earn enough money to buy himself
a very convincing replica of the famed books’ ring. After playing outside and
single-handedly trying to recreate Peter Jackson’s cinematography magic when
the golden ring rotates perfectly, and mesmerizingly slowly, through the
air…Andrew disappointedly expressed his sadness at his inability to catch the
“precious." As the ring was then lost in a half-acre worth of thick,
Kentucky Bluegrass, hope seemed futile as it was very possible he would never
recover it…but a pleading prayer and innocent faith would inspire all who loved
him to help search for the ring.
Hour after
hour his family searched until one day, and the fine pin-pointed accuracy of a
dear friend’s metal detector (thank you Lamoyne and J Ann), the general
location of the ring’s whereabouts was identified and it's muddy grave,
exposed. I watched as my brother Richard, a very loving father, remind our
Andrew that through his example of faith and prayerful supplication…it inspired
unwavering dedication and the process by which the ring was finally recovered.
Presentation of “The ONE Ring” then ensued and the pay-off for all the time and
recovery efforts was truly in watching our Andrew’s face light up as the ring
was then restored to it’s rightful owner! As I said before, to witness the
faith of a child is to experience a little piece of Heaven…and to quote from
Shakespeare, “All that’s gold does NOT glitter,” but it can sure help you find
it under the mud!
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