Sarah was confused, if not scared. for years her wisdom had helped people from everywhere. her fame was as big as real. the woman was able to tell people their future just by looking at them, but now, something was wrong. really wrong. Sarah had lost her faith: the weapon with which she helped everybody had gone.
she didn´t know why, or for how long would that terrible sensation stay. one thing was for sure, though; it was akward to tell people to believe and have faith if she herself couldn´t do it.
poor Sarah tried everything to get her faith back. she read the Bible, she prayed, and yet she didn´t manage to solve her problem.
of course, little by little people stopped coming, until one day no one asked Sarah for advice. the old woman got sick and it was obvious that her end was inevitable.
one night, Sarah had a dream: ahe was at the beach, wearing a long white dress. her feet enjoyed the refreshing sensation that only sand gives and her white hair was taken by the soft wind. suddenly, Alah came to her. He was huge: a majestuous and perfect being sorrunded by light.
Sarah stayed still, unable to articulate a word: her Lord was in front of her! finally, the woman was urged to say- I ´ve been looking for you.
- I know it, Sarah- ,was the answer.
she told Alah what was her problem, and the devastating effect that it had had on her life. Alah listened patiently, smiling and nodding ocassionally. when the woman finished explaining her problem, the Lord said: -You haven´t lost your faith, Sarah.
- But my dear Lord, I´m telling you it´s gone!- said the woman with tears on her cheeks.
Alah smiled once more. -Listen to me. your faith has grown inside you since the moment you decided to follow my steps. therefore, it won´t go anywhere, unless...-, he stopped.
-Unless what? asked Sarah.
-Unless you aloud it.
-But that´s impossible! I´d never do that to you my Lord. I mean, an average person, maybe, but me? my wisdom ´d make me realize about my mistake and..
-That´s exactly the problem. don´t you see, woman, that your wisdom has interfired with your faith to the point of diminish it?
remember that you are wise only because you believe in me and as a consecuence have been blessed with this gift.
-But...
-Look. you have spent all your life telling people what to do and giving them advice. Now listen to the advice of this one that is speaking to you: look inside you, for your faith is still there. Hurry up, because it won´t be alive much longert if you don´t find it and heal it. look inside, Sarah, look for your faith.
With those last words the image dissapeared anbd the dream came to its end.
during the followingt weeks her condition was the same, until one day she wake up, feeling better than ever in her life.
eveybody asked Sarah to tell them what had happened, and how did she get better. however, her answer was always the same. -I´ll just tell you that I had to make a long trip, and that in the end I was able to find my priceless treasure.
-What treasure is that?- they would ask.
-A treasure that will never go away again.
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