Greater Than Fear

A scene by the sea that I will not forget: The mother enjoys the surf. She throws herself into the foaming water and screeches with pleasure. He, one and a half years old, pokes calmly with his little shovel on the beach in the sand. Then he looks up, sees his mother and walks clumsily towards her. The first small wave washes over his feet. He stops unsteadily. Then he sees the laughing face of his mother, walks on and fails because of a slightly higher wave that knocks him over. Mummy runs to him, lifts him up, looks again into the smiling face of his mother. She hugs him so lovingly. We need something or someone whom we look to and whom we can trust, When the waves of life knock us over We can endure a lot when we know something greater than fear. In God we trust.