I\u2019m walking around Vienna with a large suitcase. The escalator leads upward from the subway station. \u201cBe careful,\u201d someone just advised me because of the luggage\u2014\u201cThat can\u2019t be a problem,\u201d I think to myself, but no sooner had I thought it than I nearly lost my balance. I struggle to keep my balance, but I can\u2019t stop myself from falling. Backward, sideways\u2014I let go of the suitcase so I can brace myself, but I\u2019m only going backward! Brace myself? Impossible\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I fall backward and suddenly realize: There are hands holding me. Behind me and beside me, people have reached out their hands and literally saved me from a serious fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An unforgettable experience: I am not alone. I am being held. There are people around me\u2014they catch me when I fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And deep inside I feel: Ultimately, it is God, the strong, loving Father, who holds me, who carries me in life and in death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nFor I know the plans I have for you,\u2019 declares the Lord, \u2018plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.<\/p>\nJeremiah 29,11<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
If you fall\u2014who will catch you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n