{"id":8793,"date":"2012-12-14T21:11:49","date_gmt":"2012-12-14T13:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.creativeyouthideas.com\/resources\/?p=8793"},"modified":"2012-12-15T21:21:02","modified_gmt":"2012-12-15T13:21:02","slug":"the-pilot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.creativeyouthideas.com\/resources\/teaching-illustrations\/the-pilot\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pilot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just got this from a friend via email and thought I&#8217;d share it with you.<\/p>\n<p>A priest was on a long flight home after a Church Conference.<\/p>\n<p>The first warning of approaching problems came when the\u00a0&#8216;Fasten Your Seat Belts&#8217; sign flashed on.\u00a0After a while a calm voice said,\u00a0&#8220;We shall not be serving beverages at this time as we are expecting a little turbulence.\u00a0Please make sure your seat belt is fastened.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The priest looked around the aircraft and saw that many of the passengers were becoming apprehensive.\u00a0Later, the voice on the intercom said,\u00a0&#8220;We are so sorry that we are unable to serve meals at this time\u2026\u00a0The turbulence is still ahead of us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And then the storm broke.<\/p>\n<p>The ominous cracks of thunder could be heard even above the roar of the engines.\u00a0Lightning lit up the darkening skies, and within moments that great plane was tossed around like a cork in a celestial ocean.\u00a0One moment it was lifted on terrific currents of air, the next it fell as if about to crash.<\/p>\n<p>As the priest looked around he could see that nearly\u00a0all the passengers were alarmed &#8211; except one little girl!<\/p>\n<p>She sat calmly, feet tucked under her, looking at pictures in a book, oblivious of the turbulence around her.\u00a0Sometimes she would close her eyes, and then she would go back to her book.<\/p>\n<p>The storm blew over.<\/p>\n<p>When the plane landed and the passengers were disembarking,\u00a0the priest approached the little girl and asked her why she was not afraid like the other passengers.<\/p>\n<p>The little girl replied,\u00a0&#8220;Cause my Daddy&#8217;s the pilot and he&#8217;s taking me home.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There are many storms that buffet us\u2026<br \/>\nPhysical, mental, financial, domestic and other storms that can darken our skies and throw us into turmoil.<\/p>\n<p>Like the little girl, let us always remember:<br \/>\nOur Father is the Pilot.<br \/>\nHe is in control\u2026 He will take us Home\u2026 Don&#8217;t worry!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just got this from a friend via email and thought I&#8217;d share it with you. 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