August 8, 2008

My Journey to God

The Pool of Life

A father and his handicapped child are spending time at the swimming pool.
The child is afraid, unsure, shaking and restless.
The father speaks softly and gently places the child in his strong arms then whispers, “You’ll be OK.”
The child, trusting his father, feels the love, gentleness and kindness, and is now without fear.
The child relaxes in his father’s arms to enjoy a day at the pool.
Tears clouded my vision while watching the father and child enjoy their special day, and realizing that we, too, are handicapped and our Father wants us to trust him every day in the pool of life.

By Nancy Melloh

(Nancy Melloh is a member of St. Louis de Montfort Parish in Fishers, Ind., in the Lafayette Diocese. She wrote this reflection after encountering the father and child at a swimming pool last summer. She said the Holy Spirit instructed her to write it down.)

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