Passage 22

In English

The innocent boy believed the words of the and wanted to see God. So, he started repeating that with full faith in order to see God. Where there is steady faith, there is success. Seeing the firm faith of the innocent boy, Lord appeared before him. The boy asked Him, “Who are You”? The Lord replied, “I am ”. The boy said, “I am not sure as I have never seen You before. I will call the to identify you”. He tied Lord to a tree so that He may not run away and went to call the . The Lord was very much pleased with the innocence and devotion of the boy. However, when the boy told the , he did not believe the boy’s story. The ’s faith was artificial and the faith of the boy was heartful. As the boy was adamant, the went with him to the place where the boy had tied the Lord. Pointing towards the Lord, the boy told the , “See, there He is”. But the could not see the Lord. When the did not believe the boy, the boy asked the Lord, “Why can’t the see You”? The Lord replied that the faith of the was not firm. The boy then requested the Lord, “At least for my sake appear to the ”. As Lord was pleased with the devotion of the boy, He manifested before the also. This story illustrates that God is pleased with purity of devotion and firmness of faith.