Nitish Posted October 8, 2012 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 75 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 126 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 53 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/04/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/15/1990 Share Posted October 8, 2012 God and the Spider During World War II, a US marine was separated from his unit on a Pacific island. The fighting had been intense, and in the smoke and the crossfire he had lost touch with his comrades. Alone in the jungle, he could hear enemy soldiers coming in his direction. Scrambling for cover, he found his way up a high ridge to several small caves in the rock. Quickly he crawled inside one of the caves. Although safe for the moment, he realized that once the enemy soldiers looking for him swept up the ridge, they would quickly search all the caves and he would be killed. As he waited, he prayed, "Lord, if it be your will, please protect me. Whatever your will though, I love you and trust you. Amen." After praying, he lay quietly listening to the enemy begin to draw close. He thought, "Well, I guess the Lord isn't going to help me out of this one." Then he saw a spider begin to build a web over the front of his cave. As he watched, listening to the enemy searching for him all the while, the spider layered strand after strand of web across the opening of the cave. "Hah, he thought. "What I need is a brick wall and what the Lord has sent me is a spider web. God does have a sense of humor." As the enemy drew closer he watched from the darkness of his hideout and could see them searching one cave after another. As they came to his, he got ready to make his last stand. To his amazement, however, after glancing in the direction of his cave, they moved on. Suddenly, he realized that with the spider web over the entrance, his cave looked as if no one had entered for quite a while. "Lord, forgive me," prayed the young man. "I had forgotten that in you a spider's web is stronger than a brick wall." We all face times of great trouble. When we do, it is so easy to forget what God can work in our lives, sometimes in the most surprising ways. And remember with God, a mere spider's web becomes a brick wall of protection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayin jade Posted October 8, 2012 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 44 Topic Count: 6,178 Topics Per Day: 0.88 Content Count: 43,795 Content Per Day: 6.21 Reputation: 11,243 Days Won: 58 Joined: 01/03/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted October 8, 2012 This story is actually a story of mohammed and islam. Muslims tell this story to their kids. I know because one told it to me. It is from their haddith. It has been "christianized" here but to a muslim reading it, they will know the real meaning behind it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneLight Posted October 8, 2012 Group: Royal Member Followers: 22 Topic Count: 1,294 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 31,762 Content Per Day: 5.23 Reputation: 9,762 Days Won: 115 Joined: 09/14/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted October 8, 2012 Searching the prose of the OP, I found it on a site dedicated to the Urantia book, which is the book of the cult Urantia Foundation, preaching another gospel. Nitish, are you part of this group? If not, where did you get this piece from? Either way, you need to provide the authors name, the name of the book, or a link to where it comes from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitish Posted October 8, 2012 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 75 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 126 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 53 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/04/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/15/1990 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 Oh I'm really sorry.... I don't belong to any groups... I found this story in a site called "Inspirational stories"... please forgive me if it is offensive and here's the link of that site... http://www.tahoeepiscopal.com/doc/insp_archive8.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladypeartree Posted October 8, 2012 Group: Royal Member Followers: 37 Topic Count: 539 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 32,819 Content Per Day: 5.03 Reputation: 23,506 Days Won: 225 Joined: 06/21/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/23/1953 Share Posted October 8, 2012 I too thought it was a good inspirational story since I didnt know the origins either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldust59 Posted October 8, 2012 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 108 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 989 Content Per Day: 0.20 Reputation: 124 Days Won: 6 Joined: 01/08/2011 Status: Offline Birthday: 01/13/1959 Share Posted October 8, 2012 I found it inspirational also. Thanks Nitish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaMarie savedbygrace Posted October 8, 2012 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 29 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 222 Content Per Day: 0.05 Reputation: 50 Days Won: 1 Joined: 05/27/2012 Status: Offline Share Posted October 8, 2012 I too thought it was a good inspirational story since I didnt know the origins either I too thought it was a good inspirational story since I didnt know the origins either Same here.. thank you for sharing that Nitish.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Posted October 8, 2012 Group: Royal Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 115 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 8,281 Content Per Day: 1.12 Reputation: 249 Days Won: 3 Joined: 03/03/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/30/1955 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Really folks! It's just an inspirational fable. Adapt it as you wish regardless of origens. Rather like the (extremely racist) 'Arabian Nights' fables have been made into many movies........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenEagle Posted October 8, 2012 Group: Royal Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 764 Topics Per Day: 0.18 Content Count: 7,626 Content Per Day: 1.80 Reputation: 1,559 Days Won: 44 Joined: 10/03/2012 Status: Offline Share Posted October 8, 2012 This story is actually a story of mohammed and islam. Muslims tell this story to their kids. I know because one told it to me. It is from their haddith. It has been "christianized" here but to a muslim reading it, they will know the real meaning behind it. Very interesting ayin on the origin of this tale. Really folks! It's just an inspirational fable. Adapt it as you wish regardless of origens. Rather like the (extremely racist) 'Arabian Nights' fables have been made into many movies........ God does do miracles. But we must be careful what we are partaking in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted October 8, 2012 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 0 Topic Count: 905 Topics Per Day: 0.19 Content Count: 9,647 Content Per Day: 2.02 Reputation: 5,833 Days Won: 9 Joined: 04/07/2011 Status: Offline Share Posted October 8, 2012 Good stories come from many sources. I also heard the Christianized version from the pulpit I think a few weeks back. Interesting to hear where it actually came from. Not offended by it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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