Saturday, March 3, 2001
Saturday, March 3, 2001
He said, "I will be with you; and this shall be the sign for you that it is I who sent
you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall worship God on this mountain."
While in captivity Terry began reading the Bible. The Bible characters came to life! He came to
know them as living beings. Terry Anderson found the strength to endure years of captivity
because God was with him. The mountaintop experience in the little English church was
preparation for what lay ahead.
God breaks into our lives sometimes. When it happens, our perspective on life is changed. Such
occurrences prepare us for life in the valley. Such experiences tell us that whatever the situation,
we are not alone.
(Exodus 3:12
NRSV)
Terry Anderson had a faith renewing experience in a small country church. For the next six
months Terry wondered why he was drawn to that church. He thought perhaps God was calling
him to do something--but what--he wondered. He was beginning to sense a closer relationship
with God, when one morning on a street in Beirut he was shoved at gunpoint into the back of a
green Mercedes. His face was pressed to the floor and a blanket thrown over him as the car
accelerated. The date was March 16, 1985.
Dear God, may my mountaintop experiences with you carry me in the ordinariness of life. Amen.
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