Andy walked home every Sunday after church along the silent paths by Green Gate .

It was so peaceful that he often would feel the presence of God beside him .

The journey back to his village saw him climb the tracks over  Bread Mountain . He often stopped at a little spring where he would get a drink .  Sometimes Andy would even fall in as he drank but he didn't mind at all as by the time he got to his village his clothes were dry .

 

Andy found it hard to fit into the workplace and often spent most of his time deep in meditation on Bread Mountain .

There in the stillness he could listen to his inner spirit .

 

His parents told him either to join the church or get a job in one of the local factories . Andy tried to please them but he always found God calling him to the quiet places .

In his Village with all the traffic noise and the daily grind of industry  Andy found it hard to hear what God was  trying to say .

 

After a lot of praying Andy decided to leave everything behind and go out into the wilderness to meet God .

He felt deep down that is where he was being called .

With  nothing but faith and a stick Andy said goodbye to the things that stood in the way . Most of his possessions he gave away . He said goodbye to friends and family and left the village for the country .

All he took was a rod and staff  . He trusted in God and never once counted the cost  , Along the way Andy met different people who gave him shelter and food . He had been given much more than he had lost .

Climbing up the side of a high mountain he knew how easy it would be to  have a fall , but Andy trusted and God protected his ascent .

On top of the mountain Andy saw a cluster of other mountain tops that seemed to touch the sky .

 

He reached out his hands and prayed .

 

"How beautiful is your creation Lord. "

 

It was there in the silence on top of the mountain track  he first heard God speak .

"Build here a place of worship from the stones and ask nothing from the world but what ever you are given . Who ever comes to you this way , tell them to be like a pilgrim on a path , on a rock of faith, here in this sanctuary .

The there was a silence .

Andy never looked back from that moment .

He build a place of worship and a path along the way to the mountain side .

 

There he made a home .

Andy soon got hungry but remained there .

He had faith that God would provide .

It wasn't that long before a group of people landed at the top of the mountain .

Andy invited them to worship there with him and they did .

They shared their food and gave him some clothing .

 

Andy walked with them down the path on the other side of the mountain where they said goodbye .

 

Now Andy felt a destination had been made .

 

It's a fact after that more people came to visit Andy .

After a number of years processions of people came and they helped to build a church on the mountain top .

During the development the Bishop visited and spoke to Andy .

It was decided that Andy was to become the first and only member of the Hermit Fathers .

Outside his little chapel Andy placed a sign that read ,

 

 

 

 

 

 

People started to come on pilgrimages every week from near and far .

He was blessed by all who came and he always walked a way with them before they returned down the mountainside  .

Before Andy died little miracles were now becoming more apparent .

People with sickness came and asked Andy for prayers .

They were cured instantly .

He spoke to people in their own language even though he had never set foot in their country .

Shortly before Andy died , roses began to grow all along the mountain path .

 

He was buried in a small cave on the side of the mountain and where his place of worship once was a town now stands .

 

 

The End

 

By Doctor Write

Originally Posted On Site: 2009-02-22 06:45:20
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