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Tragedy or Blessing?
~Unknown~
Years ago in Scotland, the Clark
family had a dream. Clark and his wife worked and saved,
making plans for their nine children and themselves to
travel to the United States. It had taken years, but
they had finally saved enough money and had gotten
passports and reservations for the whole family on a new
liner to the United States.
The entire family was filled with
anticipation and excitement about their new life.
However, seven days before their departure, the youngest
son was bitten by a dog. The doctor sewed up the boy but
hung a yellow sheet on the Clarks' front door. Because
of the possibility of rabies, they were being
quarantined for fourteen days.
The family's dreams were dashed. They
would not be able to make the trip to America as they
had planned. The father, filled with disappointment and
anger, stomped to the dock to watch the ship leave -
without the Clark family. The father shed tears of
disappointment and cursed both his son and God for their
misfortune.
Five days later, the tragic news
spread throughout Scotland - the mighty Titanic had
sunk. The unsinkable ship had sunk, taking hundreds of
lives with it. The Clark family was to have been on that
ship, but because the son had been bitten by a dog, they
were left behind in Scotland.
When Mr. Clark heard the news, he
hugged his son and thanked him for saving the family. He
thanked God for saving their lives and turning what he
had felt was a tragedy into a blessing.
Although we may not always
understand, all things happen for a reason. |
