God and the Spider

Posted on September 13, 2005 by waynem

During World War II, a US marine was separated from his unit on a Pacific island. The fighting had been intense, and in the smoke and the crossfire he had lost touch with his comrades.

Alone in the jungle, he could hear enemy soldiers coming in his direction. Scrambling for cover, he found his way up a high ridge to several small caves in the rock. Quickly he crawled inside one of the caves. Although safe for the moment, he realized that once the enemy soldiers looking for him swept up the ridge, they would quickly search all the caves and he would be killed. As he waited, he prayed,

"Lord, if it be your will, please protect me. Whatever your will though, I love You and trust You. Amen."

After praying, he lay quietly listening to the enemy begin to draw close. He thought,

"Well, I guess the Lord isn’t going to help me out of this one."

Then he saw a spider begin to build a web over the front of his cave. As he watched, listening to the enemy searching for him all the while, the spider layered strand after strand of web across the opening of the cave.

"Hah, he thought. "What I need is a brick wall and what the Lord has sent me is a spider web. God does have a sense of humor."

As the enemy drew closer he watched from the darkness of his hideout and could see them searching one cave after another. As they came to his, he got ready to make his last stand. To his amazement, however, after glancing in the direction of his cave, they moved on. Suddenly, he realized that with the spider web over the entrance, his cave looked as if no one had entered for quite a while.

"Lord, forgive me," prayed the young man. "I had forgotten that in you a spider’s web is stronger than a brick wall."

We all face times of great trouble. When we do, it is so easy to forget the victories that God would work in our lives, sometimes in the most surprising ways.

Author Unknown

Submitted by your freind and mine Madeleine.

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About waynem

As a Minnesota based photographer and artist I have been greatly influenced by the Upper Midwest. I focus my skills and energies on portraits, landscapes, cityscapes, architectural and fine art work. My best work comes from images first painted in my mind. I mull over a prospective image for weeks or months, seeing it from different angles and perspectives, then finally deciding what to capture. The result is images that deeply touch people's emotions and powerfully evoke memories and dreams. My images are used commercially by companies and organizations ranging from Financial Services firms, mom and pop Ice Cream shops and The Basilica of St Mary to communicate their shared vision and values. Book and magazine publishers have featured my images on their covers. My photographs also grace and enhance the decor of many fine homes.
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3 Responses to God and the Spider

  1. Carmel says:
    September 14, 2005 at 6:33 am

    That is a beautiful stories, now I have goose bumps!

  2. Ellie says:
    September 19, 2005 at 10:25 am

    um, that story sounds extremely similar to one i heard, only the US Marine was in fact some scottish person, i forget who exactly but it was someone like Robert the Bruce, William Wallace or Bonnie Prince Charlie.

  3. Wayne M says:
    September 19, 2005 at 10:33 am

    I’m sure it is one of those stories that go round and round. It’s just so good, it doesn’t even matter if it is true.
    BTW we are huge Braveheart fans here…
    Robert the Bruce plays a perfect Peter the Apostle of Christ character. When he comes back to support the cause it is like a redemptions event!
    Perfect!

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