AFRAID TO LET GO
One dark night a man was walking down an unfamiliar path. On either side was a deep ravine. Suddenly he stepped into space and began to fall. Thinking he was falling to certain death, he began flailing his arms and legs, clutching for anything he could get his hands on. He was able to grasp a bush along the side, and he held on for dear life. The next several hours were non-stop agony. His body became numb. At last in weakness and despair, he let go and dropped — six inches to the bottom of the ditch. Think of the needless torment he experienced because of his fear of the unknown. Think of the needless torment to our own souls because of our fear of the unknown, because of our refusal to let go and let God. From Encyclopedia of Sermon Illustrations, compiled by D. F. Burgess, published by Concordia Publishing House, 1984
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