I heard of a tornado that recently ripped through the central
part of Oklahoma. Guy, a church pastor, and his wife, Vickie,
lived directly in the path of the on-coming storm. They took
refuge in a closet in the parsonage.

Guy belongs to a denomination (United Methodist) which is known
for moving its pastors frequently, and he was scheduled for a
move to a new parish in June. Furthermore, as a church leader, he
no doubt encountered any number of storms and conflicts among
church members. But a tornado was something else entirely, and
hiding in the closet seemed the best course of action for the
couple.

After the tornado passed, they emerged from their hiding place
and were astonished to discover that their closet was the only
part of the house left standing! Though they lost everything,
they had come through unscathed. As the couple stood in the
middle of the debris that used to be their home, Vickie's first
comment was: "Wow, Guy! This is wonderful! This will be the
easiest move we've ever made!"

Here is a person who knows something about handling difficulties.
Sometimes we have to look beyond a problem before we can move
forward.

If you have ever flown in a jet on a foggy or cloudy day, you
probably know something about looking beyond problems. All seems
dark and dreary on the ground. Yet every day is a sunny day if we
can only get enough altitude.

Thomas Carlyle put it like this: "What you can see, yet cannot
see over, is as good as infinite." Get some altitude and you will
be able to see beyond the problem!

*From Steve Goodier's TOUCHING MOMENTS