A brother who had been terribly tortured by the Communist police shared the same
prison cell with me and told the following incident:
I once saw an impressive scene in a circus. A sharpshooter set out to
demonstrate his skill. In the arena was his wife, with a burning candle on her
head. From a distance he shot the candle so that it fell, leaving his wife
unharmed.
Later I asked her, "Were you afraid?" She replied, "Why should I be? He aimed at
the candle, not at me."
I thought about this when I was under torture. Why should I be afraid of the
torturers? They don't beat me. They beat my body. My "me," my real being, is
Christ. I was seated with Him in the heavenly places. This-my real person-could
not be touched by them. I have lived through the years of enforced exile with
the image of such heroes of faith in my heart. Now, on my return to my homeland,
I again found this same spirit among the Christians I met.
Wurmbrand, Richard. From Suffering to Triumph! Grand Rapids: Kregel
Publications, 1993, p. 5. Used By Permission The Voice of the Martyrs
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