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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Legend of the Cherokee Indian

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 hisblindfold.

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.


If you liked this story, pass it on. If not, you took off your blindfold before dawn.



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."

1 comment:

  1. Jean, this is an awesome story and I will email this link to someone that I think will appreciate it. I stumbled upon your blog here as I was searching for pictures to use in my video "Warring Wolves". I am producing it now as I have time and will seek your permission to use yours as the time of editing draws near. Make it a great day! Ter Scott! www.terscott.com/sings

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