French acrobat and tightrope walker Charles Blondin stretched a tightrope 1,100 foot long some 160 feet above Niagara Falls. In a bold performance, he announced his intention to cross the falls blindfolded with a volunteer on his back. The crowd of spectators roared with approval.
Blondin turned to a man among the cheering crowd and invited him to be the volunteer. The poor man promptly refused. (Come to think of it, I would too!)
It was one thing and admire the great Blondin who could carry a man on his back across the raging waters, but quite another thing to trust him to do it. The faith that saves is the faith that is steadfast.
O for faith that will not shrink
Though pressed by many a foe,
That will not tremble on the brink
Of any earthly woe...
Lord, give me such a faith as this,
And then, whatever may come,
I'll taste even now the hallowed bliss
Of an eternal home. - William H Bathhurst (1796-1977)
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