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They tell the story of a mountain climber who, desperate to conquer the Aconcagua, initiated his climb after years of preparation. But he wanted the glory to himself; therefore, he went up alone. He started climbing and it was becoming later and later. He did not prepare for camping, so decided to keep on going. |
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Soon it got dark. Night fell with heaviness at a very high altitude. Visibility was zero. Everything was black. There was no moon, and the stars were covered by clouds. |
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As he was climbing a ridge at about 100 meters from the top, he slipped and fell. Falling rapidly he could see only blotches of darkness that passed. He felt a terrible sensation of being sucked in by gravity. He kept falling... and in those anguishing moments good and bad memories passed through his mind. He thought certainly he would die. |
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But then he felt a jolt that almost tore him in half. Yes! Like any good mountain climber he had staked himself with a long rope tied to his waist. In those moments of stillness, suspended in the air he had no other choice but to shout: "HELP ME GOD. HELP ME!" |
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All
of a sudden he heard a deep voice from heaven... "What do you want
me to do?" |
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"Do
you REALLY think that I can save you?" |
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"Then cut the rope that is holding you up." |
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There was another moment of silence and stillness. The man just held tighter to the rope. |
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The
rescue team says that the next day they found a frozen mountain climber
hanging strongly to a rope... |
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How about you? How trusting are you in that rope? Why don't you let it go? I tell you, God has great and marvelous things planned for you. |
