DON"T WORRY !!

A pastor had been on a long flight between church conferences.

The first warning of the approaching problems came when

the sign on the airplane flashed on:

Fasten Your Seat Belts.

Then, after a while, a calm voice said,

"We shall not be serving the beverages at this time as we are

expecting a little turbulence. Please be sure your seat belt is fastened."

As the pastor looked around the aircraft, it became obvious that

many of the passengers were becoming apprehensive.

Later, the voice on the intercom said,

"We are so sorry that we are unable to serve the meal at this time.

The turbulence is still ahead of us."

And then the storm broke.

The ominous cracks of thunder could be heard even above

the roar of the engines. Lightning lit up the darkening skies,

and within moments that great plane was like a cork tossed

around on a celestial ocean.

One moment the airplane was lifted on terrific currents of air;

the next, it dropped as if it were about to crash.

The pastor confessed that he shared the discomfort and fear

of those around him. He said,

"As I looked around the plane, I could see that nearly all the

passengers were upset and alarmed. Some were praying.

The future seemed ominous and many were wondering if they

would make it through the storm.

Then, I suddenly saw a little girl.

Apparently the storm meant nothing to her.

She had tucked her feet beneath her as she

sat on her seat; she was reading a book and

everything within her small world was calm

and orderly. Sometimes she closed her eyes,

then she would read again; then she would

straighten her legs, but worry and fear were not in her world.

When the plane was being buffeted by the terrible storm when it

lurched this way and that, as it rose and fell with frightening severity,

when all the adults were scared half to death, that marvelous child

was completely composed and unafraid."

The minister could hardly believe his eyes.

It was not surprising therefore, that when the plane finally reached

its destination and all the passengers were hurrying to disembark,

our pastor lingered to speak to the girl whom he had watched for

such a long time.

Having commented about the storm and the behavior of the plane,

he asked why she had not been afraid. The child replied,

"Cause my Daddy's the pilot, and he's taking me home."

There are many kinds of storms that buffet us.

Physical, mental, financial, domestic, and many

other storms can easily and quickly darken our

skies and throw our plane into apparently

uncontrollable movement.

We have all known such times, and let us be honest

and confess, it is much easier to be at rest when our

feet are on the ground than when we are being tossed

about a darkened sky.

Let us remember:

Our Father is the Pilot.

Don’t worry…..

He is in control and taking us home.