Every Morning Talk {EMT} On This Day

MAKING YOUR REALITY AN OPPORTUNITY

Lousi Braille was born on this day in 1809 in Coupvray, France. At age three, he was permanently blinded by an accident with a leather-making awl in his father's saddlery. When Braille was fifteen, he began revising a method of writing that had been develop for trench warfare communication by army captain Charles Barbier. Barbier''s system was rejected by the military as too complex, but Braille hoped it could be useful for blind people. Ironically, he used an awl-like stylus to make small, raised dots on paper that could be felt and interpreted. This system was not officially accepted until after Braille died in poverty in 1852. Today it is universally accepted for all written languages and for mathematics, science, and computer notation.
We seem to be surronded by senseless tragedies like the accident that blinded Braille in his childhood. In the Old Testament, Joseph's jealous brothers sold him into slavery. He was falsely accused of attempted rape and spent years in prison. Yet he rose up to become the second-most-powerful person in Egypt and many nations during a time of great famine. Joseph later assured his brothers, "You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good" Genesis 50:20.
As believers, we have the promise that he is working out all things ____even our hurts, disappointments, and tragedies____for our good and glory.

What painful situation has God used for good in your life??????