MEDAL OF OUR FAITH

Somewhere near a river, stood a boy who wants to cross to the other side to see what fishermen do.
He is not a swimmer and cannot row a boat.
In his mind’s eye, he saw himself at the other side of the river and decided to plunge in. 
He moved closer to the river, but suddenly the sky was overcast and it had begun to rain.

He stood there confused. He was drenched and began to shiver. Then, he saw a boat behind. He saw a boat full of fishes. Then, he remembered his hungry people.
He took the fishes to his people.
They roasted and ate them all. They didn’t even give him a bite. He became hungry and tears came.

In frustration, he left them and went back to the river. He stood there waiting for rain to come again.
But, rain did not come.
He became tired and slept on the sands, there he dreamt about the fish he will not catch.
When he woke up, he saw a golden plate by his side. He carried the plate to a point near the river where he built a tent.
Since then he has refused to return home, afraid that they will take his golden plate from him.
Every night, he keeps the plate by he river. Every morning, he goes for the roasted fish in the plate and returns again at night.

That golden plate is the medal of our faith.
The boy must come home.
Get ready to go the river to bring home the medal of our faith.