Early Morning Thoughts on Chilean Miners
It’s 6:45 Wednesday morning, the morning after the night the rescue mission began to rescue the 33 trapped miners in Chile. I’ve been watching the CNN broadcast since I awoke at 6:01. The similarity between the rescue in Chile and our rescue as Christians is astounding. I’ve had to stop watching at 6:45 because were I to recount every word that applies, I would never quit writing; the similarities are countless. * Quotations include words spoken directly from the broadcast but are not "exact quotes" spoken by the reporter or those being interviewed . Number One : Reporter: “Here we have the oldest miner, age 63… They were most concerned about him because he has black lung disease.” “And the spirit gives life. The flesh counts for nothing.” The word spirit means breath in the Greek. The breath takes care of the black lung. The Spirit enables us to overcome the darkness. Number Two : To reporter: “What is the view like, so up close, witnessing this historical event?” Reporte