Grandpa's Corner

Have you ever been shipwrecked?

There was only one survivor of the shipwreck. He was washed up on a small, uninhabited island.  He prayed and prayed for God to rescue him. Every day he looked out over the ocean in every direction, but no help came.

After a few weeks, he had collected enough driftwood to build a small hut to protect himself and his his few possessions from the elements.

One day after looking for food for several hours, he turned to return home and noticed smoke coming from the direction of the hut.  He ran to the hut and found it engulfed in flames.  Everything he had left was lost.  He was filled with grief and anger. "God, how could you do this to me?" he cried.

Early the next morning, he was awakened by the sound of a boat approaching the island.  It had come to rescue him. "How did you know I was here?" the man asked his rescuers. "We saw the smoke from your signal fire," they replied.

It is easy to get discouraged when things get hard or something bad happens to us.  Often these experiences help us be stronger and turn out to be blessings.

love, Grandpa