tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380530982011-04-21T18:54:35.224-07:00Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, "May you never bear fruit again!" Immediately the tree withered. When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. "How did the tree wither so quickly?" they asked. Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and it will be done."Maddihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02947121999664691881noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38053098.post-1166141030644331852006-12-14T15:50:00.000-08:002006-12-16T19:39:54.043-08:00<p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/23/3875/1600/425254/Faith01.gif"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/23/3875/320/976923/Faith01.png" border="0" /></a></p><p align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;">The minister called for an hour of prayer in the town square on Saturday and requested everyone bring an object of faith for inspiration.</span></strong></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;"><strong>At high noon the townspeople turned out en masse with anxious faces and hopeful hearts, clutching holy books, crosses, and rosaries in their prayerful hands.</strong></span><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/23/3875/1600/840352/Faith03.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/23/3875/320/504469/Faith03.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><br /></span></p><p align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;">After an hour, a soft rain began to fall. The crowd cheered, holding their treasured objects high in praise and gratitude.</span></strong></p><p align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;">From the middle of the crowed, one faith symbol seemed to over shadow all the others.</span></strong></p><p align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;">A small nine year old child had brought an umbrella.</span></strong></p><br /><p align="center"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/23/3875/320/737458/Faith04.jpg" border="0" /><span style="color:#ffffcc;"></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;">Faith is the only foundation to build your life.</span></strong><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><br /></p></span><p></p><p align="center"></span></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><strong>To view another of my blog pages, click on Maddi's Spot!<br /><br /></strong><a href="http://maddis-spot.blogspot.com/"><strong>Maddi's Spot</strong></a> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffffcc;">..</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38053098-116614103064433185?l=umbrella-of-faith.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Maddihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02947121999664691881noreply@blogger.com0