Miracles in the Stable

A couple of weeks ago I went for my weekly riding lesson at the Crane Riding Stable.  It was a beautiful day – sunny, blue skies, a little nip in the air, trees swaying in a gentle rhythm with the wind.  As I mounted my horse I felt excited.  I knew this would be a good lesson.  We started through our preliminary warm ups.  My horse was in good form, and ready to go.  I was in good form and ready to go.  My instructor gave the word to start the horse running, and the fun began.  We began running around the corral.  I was able to perfectly match rhythm with my horse and we were enjoying a near perfect ride.  I heard one of the staff yell, “Jeffrey, you are doing so great!”  After that I just concentrated on that riding.  I was busy offering this ride as a gift of praise to the Lord God who made me.  It was the most exhilarating ride I have experienced.  I gave it to God and experienced tremendous joy. When we stopped I was surprised to see most of the staff standing watching.  My mom said they gradually gathered with a quiet admiration.  We went on to the routine lesson, and the staff went on to their work.  Later, my former instructor who became a Christian through my non-verbal testimony, talked to my Mom.  She said she had prayed Jesus would come to the Crane Stable that day.  She thought maybe it would happen through the fine weather, but then Jeffrey came and Jesus filled that stable.  It seems it was another case of Jesus using what I was and my limitations to show His astounding glory.  I am humbled and amazed, but, then, this is not the first miracle to happen in a stable.