The Child and the Pebble.

This is the CUTEST STORY EVER!

Our school's playground consists of two parts sand, one part grass and one part rocks. No, sorry, not rocks. Gravel. With lots and lots of tiny pebbles. One day, a sweet little girl found one such tiny pebble. This one was special because it was smooth on one side and round on the other. Another teacher told her to call it a wishing stone and to rub the smooth side with her thumb when she made a wish. The little girl was overjoyed and couldn't wait to show her mommy.
That is, until she dropped it.
She wasn't lucky enough to lose her wishing stone in the sand or the grass. No, the treasure fell into a large area of gravel. Needless to say, she was devastated.
This is when I came in...
I found her crying hysterically while brushing her hand though the rocks on the ground. I asked her what was wrong and, after decrypting her sobs, figured it out. I honestly held no hope that she would find her wishing stone, especially after she'd shuffled all the gravel with her fingers. I pulled her into my arms and let her cry and tried to soothe her disappointment. Not being able to calm her down, I bend down and searched for her stone. Obviously, I didn't find it. Why I did what I did next, I still don't know. Who would chance giving false hope to a small child?
Apparently, me.
I told the little girl that God might let her find it if she prayed and asked (the school is Christian so I totally got away with it!). Bless her heart, she prayed with me that God might reveal her stone.
Believe it or not, this time when she searched, SHE FOUND IT! God did a mighty deed that afternoon.
Many weeks later, on the National Day of Prayer, another little girl, one who had observed us that day, mentioned in a conversation about prayer that God had answered her friend's and found her rock. My heart was struck when I realized not one but two girls had learned the power of prayer that day. Wow.


Mark 10:15 "I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn't receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it."
Matthew 7:7 "Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you."
Matthew 21:22 "You can pray for anything, and if you have faith, you will receive it."
1 Peter 5:7 "Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you."

This story proves all of the above and more!