THE WOODCUTTER'S WISDOM

In his marvelous book, In The Eye Of The Storm Max Lucado tells the story of an old woodcutter who spoke words of wisdom when he said: "Life is so vast, yet you judge all of life with one page or one word. All you have is a fragment! Don't say that this is a blessing. No one knows. I am content with what I know. I am not perturbed by what I don't."

Lucado then says: "The old man was right. We only have a fragment. Life's mishaps and horrors are only a page out of a grand book. We must be slow about drawing conclusions. We must reserve judgment on life's storms until we know the whole story. I don't know where the woodcutter learned his patience. Perhaps from another woodcutter in Galilee. For it was the Carpenter who said it best: "Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself." He should know. he is the Author of our story. And he has already written the final chapter."

And I say: AMEN!