The 33 miners trapped under 2000 feet of solid rock in Chile had no way of escape, as the main tunnel collapsed and sealed their only
exit.  But they geared themselves up to survival mode and ate two spoons of tuna, a sip of milk and a morsel of peaches every other day
for two months, praying and hoping that someone would save them.  The Chilean rescue team worked around the clock by designing and drilling
a capsule, first to communicate as that was key to the survival of the miners.  Then they made an excavation tunnel.  There was no
guarantee they would get them out alive for no one had ever been trapped underground that long and lived.  But six years ago, exactly
on this date, October 13, 2010, the men began to emerge rejoicing that they made it because the rescue team would not give up. 

 

Just to mention a few, one of the trapped miners was a great grandfather, another a 44-year-old who was planning to get married, and a 19 year
old teenager. None of them, no matter how hard they tried, could make it on their own, and neither did they boast that they could have made
it on their own.  They were only grateful and joyous that someone would not give up on them.  Why is it that we trust so much in our
goodness, works and ability to keep the law to save us when Jesus has done it all for us and invites us:  “Come unto me all that are heavy
laden and I will give your rest” and Apostle Paul admonishes us in Hebrews: “Your hearts should be strengthened by God’s grace, not by
obeying rules.”  May we trust fully and completely in His grace that is surely sufficient for us.

Shalom, Shalom!
Pastor Franklin David