Do you know the legend of the Cherokee Indian youth's rite of Passage?

  His father takes him into the forest, blindfolds him and leaves him
alone.

  He is required to sit on a stump the whole night and not remove the
  blindfold until the rays of the morning sun shine through it. He
  cannot cry out for help to anyone. Once he survives the night, he is
  a MAN. He cannot tell the other boys of this experience, because each
  lad must come into manhood on his own.
  The boy is naturally terrified.
  He can hear all kinds of noises.   

  


  Wild beasts must surely be all around him.
  Maybe even some human might do him harm.
The wind blew the grass and earth, and shook his stump, but he sat
stoically, never removing the blindfold. It would be the only way he
could become a man! Finally , after a horrific night the sun appeared
and he removed his blindfold. It was then that he discovered his
father sitting on the stump next to him. He had been at watch the
  entire night, protecting his son from harm.

  We, too, are never alone. Even when we don't know it, God is watching
  over us, sitting on the stump beside us. When trouble comes, all we
  have to do is reach out to Him.


Moral of the story:

Just because you can't see God,

  Doesn't mean He is not there.

'For we walk by faith, not by sight.'

 


 

"I am never too busy for you or your referrals!"  

Donna J Stephens, CRS, GRI

Prudential Ambassador Real Estate, 13340 California Street Omaha, NE 68154

 (402) 598-5117

 
Posted by Donna J Stephens on 09/07/2009 11:24 AM   Comments (7)   God Watches Us in the ActiveRain Channel   god watching over us  
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7 Comments on Legend of the Cherokee Indian

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2009
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Thank you for this great analogy and the moral. It is true that some times we all feel very alone. I call it the trials of Job. Being in North Georgia where the Cherokees began gave this story extra meaning
11:27am • #1
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What a great story-it is good to know GOD is always watching over us even when we think he is not. We must always remember this-Thanks for sharing.
11:29am • #2

Donna,

That's a great story, it is always good to be reminded, God is here with us.
11:37am • #3
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What a neat story, Donna!  Thank you for posting it.

 
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Hi Donna

Great story and agree with you, we are never along.

Good luck and success.

Lou Ludwig
7:22pm • #5
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2009
117,506 Points

Hi Donna,

That is a great story, and a great analogy. It reminds me of Matthew 10:29 - Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father's will.

Thank you for sharing.
6:23pm • #6
JAN
29

Here is a link to a song that I wrote inspired by the legend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UJ7DUVz4E4
cutter j
8:58am • #7


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