Article March 8, 1975 Issue

A Sling's Worth of Truth

Randell Jay Shipp

Of all the stories in the Bible, Phillip's favorite was the one about David and Goliath. He had often imagined himself as David, standing up boldly to face the enormous warrior, saying, "I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts." I Sam. 17:45; What impressed him was that David hadn't needed a big weapon that belonged to someone else. David trusted God's power to save so completely that he had simply used the tool he had—a sling and some stones. With those he had defeated the most powerful fighter in the enemy camp. It was an inspiring story for a nine-year-old boy, and Phillip never tired of reading it.

One bright winter day Phillip could hardly wait to run outside and play. The day before, much of the snow had melted, then had refrozen during the night so that everything was covered with a thin coating of ice, which sparkled in the sun.

As he started to pull on his boots, his mother went outside to throw some bread crumbs to the hungry birds. When she came back into the kitchen, he could see that something was wrong. She was very pale, there were cuts on her arms, and she was having a hard time walking. She quietly told him that she had slipped and fallen down the ice-covered steps.

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