Who Did Peter Lose Faith In?
Trust is "key"
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Quite awhile back I began finding a penny and a dime in various places. I could find the two coins on the street, on a counter, in my pocket, etc. Almost always, I found just one dime and one penny. I had read things about the penny being a reminder of the “trust in God” words on the coin before, but why the dime too? Why not a nickel or quarter? Why not find several coins? I realized that the only reason I noticed was because it was the same two coins I kept finding… not a penny and two nickels, or two dimes, but one penny and one dime. That is what got my attention. I wondered about the message for a really long time, actually a few years! Then one day it hit me… could it be “trust in God (from the penny story) times 10 (the dime)? I realized that real faith is trusting in God not just regarding something in my life, but everything. Once I figured it out, I stopped finding the dime and penny combination. So, message sent over and over for years and finally… message received! Now when I see a penny, I think trust in God times ten!
But it was difficult to remember when things were rough. I needed something to remind me to trust! I then saw some old keys from who knows where or when. I realized that the key to peace and real faith was to turn over all to God. I decided to work on this. I thought about the things that were most important to me and yet are most likely to cause worry. I found an old key for each of those things (a child, a career issue, a future plan, etc) keeping it simple and specific, but general enough to not have a hundred keys. I used nail polish in various colors to remind me of which was which. I took a thin piece of wood ( 3/4 inch wide, 1/2 thick and about 4 feet long) and screwed in cup hooks to hang my keys on. My prayer is handing God this issue, this child, this worry etc, but knowing that I also have to help things as well, so I have the key to go in when I need to or am able to. I trust God with these most precious things and am ready to follow His directions to make them the best they can be. God has the issue, but I still hold the key to love and assist and follow!
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About the Author
Pat is a free-lance writer with extensive teaching experience. She has taught elementary through high school, and general education, gifted and talented, and special education. She has also taught in public schools, Catholic schools, and in Religious Education Programs. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, with emphasis in Religious Studies, Education, and Mathematics, and a Masters degree as a Special Education Generalist.
She also has a great deal of experience in Liturgical and many other Ministries. She has a good working knowledge of the Bible and Church doctrine which she loves to bring to light for others. Recently she has published a study guide, “Little Steps… Walk With Jesus, Through the Eyes of a Child”. It is in conjunction with a DVD series of the same name about the life of Jesus and filmed entirely in Israel.
She is a wife of 27 years and the mother of two amazing young women ages 24 and 22.
Her working web site is: www.pattmcd.wix.com/writer
She manages Two facebook pages:
Writer, Author, Speaker (a new page to share my work and blogs like this one!)
Following in Footsteps (about the DVD series I wrote the study guide for)
