FAITH
In the year 1939 Hitler’s armies were marching through Europe, and England’s future began to look very dark. On Christmas day, a week before the beginning of the new year, King George VI addressed his people and urged them to have faith, to trust in God. He quoted them a poem, whose story is basically this. The story takes place in front of a gate, the gate representing the new year. A man is standing before the gate looking in — it is very dark. An angel is standing next to him. The man says to the angel: “It is awfully dark in there through that gate — I can’t see anything. Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.” The angel replies: “Go into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of God. That shall be to you better than light. Enter through the gate into the new year without fear — the Lord will be…
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