The story is told of an artist who was painting the interior of the cupola of a
famous cathedral. He was compelled to work while standing on a swinging scaffold
far above the pavement. One day when he had finished a detail on which he had
spent days of painstaking effort, he stopped and began to estimate his work. So
well had he succeeded that he was lost in wonder and admiration.
As he stood there gazing at the structure, he began to move backward slowly in
order to get a better view, forgetting where he was. A man who was with him
became suddenly aware that one more backward step would mean a fatal fall. Quick
as a flash he made with his own brush a sweeping stroke across the picture. The
artist stopped and rushed forward, crying out in anger and dismay; but when his
companion explained his strange action the great artist burst into expressions
of gratitude.
Someday we shall thank God for every loss sustained in this life, for every
shattered idol, for every disrupted plan.
Source: Signs of the Times, Copyright (c) October 17, 1944, Pacific Press. With
permission from Dale Galusha
dalgal@pacificpress.com
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