The Storm

The Storm

Author Unknown

posted by Olivia

Intro
I first heard this story in my youth group. For me, it was very moving. When I told my parents the story, they told that they had heard the story several times, but it still brings a tear to their eye.

The Storm
Their were two teenagers who were bored one Sunday morning, so they decided to go to a church. As they walked in, the pastor was calling up an older man to tell a story. The older man said that there was once a father, his son, and the son's friend were out on a boat one day. They were fishing and having a great time. Suddenly, a storm was happening. A storm bigger than anything they had ever seen before. Before they could do anything, the boat capsized and they were thrown into the raging water. The father said that he knew that his son was a Christian, but his son's friend was not. The father looked over and saw a rescue rope attached to the boat. He grabbed onto it and looked out to see the two boys. He knew that he could only save one at a time. He also knew that the second one saved might not make it. He looked and said, "I love you son!" and then threw the rope to his son's friend. By the time they were rescued by the coast guard, the son was gone. They never found his body. After the service, the teenagers went to the older man and said, "That was a nice story, but totally unrealistic. The father sacrificed his son and he didn't even know if the son's friend would ever become a Christian." The man looked at them and said, "Isn't that what God did for us when he sent his son to die in our place?" Before leaving, he said one more thing to the teenagers. "I was the father said the story. And the pastor... was my son's friend."