The night before christmas celebration,
i fell ill and my body was burning with very high temperature, I could feel the heat in my eyes. My father had advised me to sleep for the night,saying the next morning we could go and see the doctor
as there were no round the clock doctors available. I prayed to all Gods , my own Gods and the God of christian belief also, namely Mother Mary and Jesus Christ. The next day I felt fine, and I guessed
God is true, and he lives, and I stopped smoking. When i had gone to the shop to buy a cigarette, something stopped me from buying it. I
believed , it was Lord Venkateswara who healed from my illness
(our own traditional God)
For a week I never
smoked or did any thing, apart from thinking about Gods identity, I started hating work.Then one day I happened to go and sit with the christian group, and listened to what
they would sing and talk. One sister by name Ms. Delsi told me to find a bible and search for myself, and ask God" who is true, He will answer you, there is no need to believe
me" she said. I took it as a challenge and said let me ask God if He is there, let me go through the bible, which had escaped from my hands (I used to tear them).
While travelling by train I decided to go home and then read the Bible, what it said? Ireached home and took the Bible ( New testament) for the first time and began to read book
of Mathews, starting from chapter 1. When I read the verse which says " Emmanuel means God is with us". I stopped and started to think deeply and attentively. I found my heart
was longing for the love of Jesus Christ |
