The Old Lady and the mountain

I've had some major BLOGger's block today, as nothing inspirational was coming to me to share.  A friend of mine invited me to a revival service at St. Paul AME Church here in Raleigh, and there I had my Ah-hah moment. 

The guest speaker retold a story that I had heard a long time ago.  The Old Lady and the Mountain.  There is a passage of scripture in which Jesus tells his disciples that they have the ability to tell a mountain to move and cast itself into the sea, and it would happen.

The story begins with a very devout old lady who lived in a very mountainous region.  Each day for years she had to go into town, but in order to get to town, she would have to climb up and down this mountain.  One Sunday while in church the minister referenced the same scripture about the disciples and the mountain being cast away. 

For years, this lady continued to climb up and down the mountain to go into town.  Eventually arthritis had settled in her frail stature, along with other aging ailments.  However, Sunday after Sunday this lady, who was fervent in faith and persistent in patience would pray that God would move the mountain behind her house.  She prayed this prayer for years.  Needless to say that her minister and the parishoners thought her to be a little off (loca) in her petition, and was often laughed at in the face.

One day, while the old lady was at home contemplating to go on her journey up the mountain, an official from the Department of Transportation knocked on her door.  She invited him in and offered him tea.  He told her that her neighborhood was being surveyed because the DOT was in the process building a road to go into the city, but in order to do that they would have to knock a portion of the mountain behind her house down.  The old lady immediately let out a "God, I thank you!" shout of jubilation at this answered prayer.

The moral of the story is, regardless of how foolish your dream or vision may be to others, remember to P.U.S.H.  Pray until something happens.  Remember that the prayer may not get answered when we want a response, but it's always on time.

Peace,
Karsten