A recent visitor to Brazil...
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A recent visitor to Brazil tells of the thrill of taking a tour of Rio de Janeiro. At one point the tour group stopped and looked up at the huge statue of Christ on the mountaintop. He has his arms outstretched as though he is blessing all of the people in the large city below.
The tourist noticed a mother and her small son looking at the marble statue. It was beautiful as the sun shone upon the Savior with the blue sky in the background. But, suddenly clouds moved in and no one could see the statue.
At that point, the tourist overheard a small boy say to his mother, "Look, Mommy, look! He was there when the clouds came. Will he be there when they go away?" The mother smiled as she said, "Yes, of course, darling. He will be there when the clouds move away." That evening the clouds did move away and the tourist saw that he was still there.
When we die, or when he returns to earth, we will see him as a bride coming down from heaven.
The tourist noticed a mother and her small son looking at the marble statue. It was beautiful as the sun shone upon the Savior with the blue sky in the background. But, suddenly clouds moved in and no one could see the statue.
At that point, the tourist overheard a small boy say to his mother, "Look, Mommy, look! He was there when the clouds came. Will he be there when they go away?" The mother smiled as she said, "Yes, of course, darling. He will be there when the clouds move away." That evening the clouds did move away and the tourist saw that he was still there.
When we die, or when he returns to earth, we will see him as a bride coming down from heaven.
