• The "Yes" Face

  Contributed by Jorge Acevedo on Feb 17, 2010 (message contributor)

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THE "YES" FACE

I read a story about our 3rd president, Thomas Jefferson, him and his companions were traveling the countryside when they came upon a river that had overran its banks because of heavy rain. The bridge had been washed out and they had to cross the river on horseback fighting against the rapid currents. It was a dangerous situation.

There was a traveler who was not a member of the group watching it all take place. After several had plunged in and made it to the other side, the stranger asked president Jefferson if he could hitch hike a ride with him and so the two crossed safely to the other side. After he had gotten off, one of the president's companions asked the man why he had asked the president of the United States for this favor. The man was shocked, he had no idea it was the president who had helped him. Then he said, "All I know is that on some of your faces was written the word 'No' and on some of them was the answer 'yes.' His was a 'Yes' face."

(Source: The Grace Awakening, Charles Swindoll, p 5-6)