IT was a busy day in a large city, IL. and the traffic was bustling about in a bewildering way. At least, it seemed so to a visitor from a small town. At one of the very busiest intersections, there stood a man alone and silent. But there was one thing about that man which was different from others. He was slowly tapping his white cane against the curb. Yes, he was blind!
"May I help you, sir?"
"Yes, please lead me. I want to cross the street, and the traffic sounds so busy today."
"Indeed it is busy, but I will be glad to help you."
He at once slipped his arm through mine, and we started out to cross the street. I was surprised at how confident his step was, for he could see nothing at all, and could not tell night from day. I think some of the drivers were especially kind to us, for they saw his white cane, and we had no trouble at all reaching the other side.
As soon as he was safely on the sidewalk, he turned to me and said, "Thank you, my friend, and may God lead you to heaven."
"By what way?" I asked him.
"By faith in the Lord Jesus Christ."
Wasn't that a grand answer! I thrilled at the sound of that precious name, though I have heard it from my youth. Yes indeed, there is only one way to heaven. After a few more words, he passed on his way, and I went mine, but I know we shall meet again in heaven.
I am sure you would be surprised if you saw a blind man start out across a busy street with nobody to guide him. You wouldn't call him brave, you would call him foolish! And yet many boys and girls are going carelessly along the journey of life, surrounded by dangers of every kind, and they do not yet know Jesus as their Saviour and their Guide. I am sure you would not like to be blind, but it is far worse to be lost for eternity than to be blind for time.
Messages of the Love of God 2/9/1958