Faith in Christ

Dear Readers,

God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries today!

Have you ever been afraid to step forward?

One of the lovely perks of going on a mission trip to Haiti was our day off when we got to go to the beach and swim. As we were approaching the cabana that served as an open air restaurant, there was a walkway with stepping stones that frightened me. Someone had taken pieces of coral and pressed them into cement in Voodoo symbols. I stopped in my tracks and was afraid to step on them. Call me superstitious, but I had just enough casual contact with Voodoo, to be scared by it.

I asked our tour guide if she thought it could be harmful to walk on them and this was her reply, "It could. But if you believe in Jesus Christ then you are covered in protection and it can't hurt you a bit."

I walked across the path with no qualms whatsoever.

I have mixed feelings about Voodoo. On the one hand, I see that it's very much like our legal system in the USA. In America people sue one another; in Haiti they use spells to keep people from harming them again. Also, the revolution against the French began in a Voodoo ceremony.

But on the other hand, there is something that feels very scary to me in my limited experience with Voodoo and I don't want to mess with it.

My confidence in walking across that path in faith has served me well at other times in my life. For instance when I drive home on country roads in the dark and I'm afraid of a deer running out in front of my vehicle, I recite the 23rd Psalm over and over again. I gives me the peace that passes understanding and it feels wonderful!

Love, Sue