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by Rev. Fr. V.V. Paulose, Toronto, Canada
"You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good." (Genesis 50:20)
Do you believe there is a purpose for all the
incidents in your life?
In the eyes of human beings, all steps of an individual are purpose oriented,
even a calamity. "And we know that God causes everything to work together for
the good of those who love God and called according to his purpose for them"
(Romans 8:28). The throwing of Baby Moses in the river, the selling of Joseph to
the merchant, the crucifixion of Jesus on the Cross and his death all have
ultimately led to the emancipation of the entire humanity from the clutches of
evil forces that could have been seen and unseen.
God brings good from evil for those who trust him. Life has been linked to an
elaborate tapestry being woven on the loom. It requires many different colors -
some bright and beautiful, others dark and sombre. It is when they are placed
and blended together that they contribute to the beauty of the pattern.
Not until the loom is silent
Shall God unroll the pattern
The dark threads are just as needful
Sometimes there are threads of disappointment
But, hold fast, God still holds the shuttle
The day is almost over
Then we will stand and adore the beauty
Louis Braille was born in 1809 in France. When he was 3 years old, he walked
into his father's workshop, a saddle-maker. No one was there. He took the
sharpest tool, grabbed a piece of leather and poked it. He was not sure if the
tool had pierced the leather, so he held the leather up to look, and poked
again. His mother heard the terrible screaming. Running to the workshop, she
found that her child had stabbed himself in the eye.
The little boy went blind permanently. That led him to be in the school for the
blind. There, he worked for 3 years for the invention of his own system of
design with one touch of the fingertip to feel each letter at once, as sighted
people see a whole letter at a glance - the Braille system of reading for the
blind.
"My flesh may be destroyed, yet from this body I will see God." (Job 19:26)
And the shuttle ceases to fly
And explain the reason why
In the weavers skilful hand
Dark threads of sorrows and pain
There'll be bright threads of victory again
And the last thread is almost in place
Of a robe that was woven by grace.
The "Braille" system has opened up millions of books - novels, school books,
historical, mysteries, even nursery rhymes, in more than 50 languages, to people
who can't see and read. The boy from Coupvray in France, whose life seemed bleak
by that childhood accident, succeeded in giving to the blind, the world of
reading at their fingertips.
Jesus, give us the inner sense to understand the purpose of ups and downs in our lives. We pray for those who are in sorrow and pain without seeing any purpose in their sufferings in life. Let each one of us support and work together as one family without any discrimination. We remember the great soul of Louis Braille and all the blind people. All we ask in the name of Jesus. Amen.
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