THE TIGHTROPE WALKER Jean Francois Gravelet-Blondin was one of the

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THE TIGHTROPE WALKER Jean Francois Gravelet-Blondin was one of the world
Jean Francois Gravelet-Blondin was one of the world s greatest tight-rope walkers, acrobats and circus performers. On 15th September 1860 he performed one of the most amazing stunts the world had ever seen. Blondin, before a great crowd, walked a tightrope stretched across Niagara Falls in Canada. The tightrope, made of strong steel cable, was over 50 metres above the falls and it stretched for 350 metres across the falls. On slip and he would have plunged to his death. After he had walked across he shouted to the crowd if they believed he could carry a person back across the falls. They all shouted Yes! and cheered because they all believed he could do it!
So then he asked for a volunteer - but no one spoke up. Everyone was silent. Not one person was prepared to trust Blondin and put what they said they believed into practice. Eventually one person did agree to go. His name was Henry Colcord, Blondin s manager. He alone had real confidence and trust in Blondin s skill as a tightrope walker. Just as with Blondin, many people say that they believe in God, but when push comes to shove, they aren’t quite willing to have real faith in Him Being a Christian is more than just believing in God, it is trusting him with the whole of your life.
What is faith Do you have a faith in Jesus Why or why not How does faith grow What does it mean to take steps of faith