The Armor of God
Reflections and Prayers for Wartime
CHAPTER III
Thoughts for Fighting Men
If a sparrow does not fall to the ground without God knowing it, then a man does not fall. Nothing is beyond God's control. Even on the lake during the storm, the disciples, who were experienced sailors, were reproved by Him for their lack of faith.
He did not mean their fears were groundless, for many men have been drowned at sea, but rather that they should have faced such a crisis with greater confidence and trust in Him.
[Continued tomorrow]
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From:
The Armor of God
Reflections and Prayers for Wartime
by Rt. Rev. Msgr. Fulton J. Sheen
(C) 1943, P.J. Kenedy & Sons
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