The Olympic Diver

A young man who had been raised as an atheist
was training to be an Olympicdiver.
The only religious influence in his
life came from his outspoken
Christian friend. The young diver never really
paid much attention to his
friend's sermons, but he heard them often. One
night the diver went to the
indoor pool at the college he attended. The
lights were all off, but as the
pool had big skylights and the moon was bright,
there was plenty of light to
practice by. The young man climbed up to the
highest diving board and as he
turned his back to the pool on the edge of the
board and extended his arms
out, he saw his shadow on the wall. The shadow
of his body, was in the shape
of a cross. Instead of diving, he knelt down
and finally asked God to come
into his life. As the young man stood, a
maintenance man walked in and
turned the lights on. The pool had been
drained for repairs

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