Reflections
In the following stories, Reverend Wendell E. Mettey, president and founder of Matthew 25: Ministries, encourages readers to discover messages from God in our daily living.
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Singing in the Darkness
I woke up and looked at the clock on my bedside table. Its red numbers shone 5:00 A.M. I lay in the stillness and listened to the quiet, but not for long. From outside our bedroom window a sound filled the air.
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Plugged In and Turned On
It happens to all public speakers from time to time. It happened to me one Sunday. My microphone was not turned on. Trying to explain the situation I found myself saying, "Gee, I'm plugged in but not turned on!"
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Too Heavy to Bear
The mission: to climb to the top of the Amazon Mountains. The purpose: to find the beginning of the Great Amazon River. The explorer: Jean Michel Cousteau, eldest son of the famed Jacques Cousteau.
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The Measure of a Great Man
"Here he is folks," said the emcee, "a truly great man. A man who does not remind you of someone else." That was a clever introduction, but hardly a good measurement of greatness.
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God's Night Light
Early one morning I quietly got out of bed. Trying not to disturb others still fast asleep, I turned on a small night light. To my surprise, the light filled the entire room.
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