Topics:<\/b> Communication; Crisis; Dependence on God; Desperation; Faith; Family; God as Father; Help from God; Needs; Prayer; Trust<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> Psalm 46:1; 1 Peter 5:7<\/p>\n
While kayaking in southern England off the Isle of Wight, Mark Ashton-Smith, a lecturer at Cambridge University, capsized in treacherous waters. Clinging to his craft and reaching for his cell phone, Ashton-Smith, thirty-three, called his dad.<\/p>\n
It didn\u2019t matter that his father, Alan Pimm-Smith, was training British troops in Dubai 3,500 miles away. Without delay, the father relayed his son\u2019s Mayday to the Coast Guard nearest to his son. Within twelve minutes, a helicopter retrieved the grateful Ashton-Smith.<\/p>\n
Like this kayaker, when we are in peril, our first impulse should be to call our Father\u2014the one we trust to help us.<\/p>\n
\u2014\u201cCapsized Man Phones for Help 3,500 Miles Away,\u201d Reuters News Agency (September 11, 2001)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topics: Communication; Crisis; Dependence on God; Desperation; Faith; Family; God as Father; Help from God; Needs; Prayer; Trust References: Psalm 46:1; 1 Peter 5:7 While kayaking in southern England off the Isle of Wight, Mark Ashton-Smith, a lecturer at Cambridge University, capsized in treacherous waters. Clinging to his craft and reaching for his cell phone, … Continue reading “CALLING
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