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FOOD FOR THOUGHT

STILL HAVEN’T FOUND

WHAT YOU’RE LOOKING FOR?

BY PETER STOFFBERG

ave you ever had the frustrating experience of
searching frantically for something that’s right in
Hfront of you? A friend’s experience of a bellowing
sergeant major demanding the return of his missing puttee
comes to mind. (‘Puttees’ are leather coverings wrapped
around the ankles of combat boots). Apparently, his rage
withdrew into embarrassment when a brave trooper pointed
out that the missing puttee was, in fact, still firmly strapped
around his ankle. What he’s reported to have said next isn’t
fit for publishing.

Hopefully, your experience of overlooking what’s in plain
view isn’t as embarrassing, but I’m sure that you can relate.
Scientists recently had the pleasure of documenting the
design of an advanced electric engine long sought by
countless engineers. Unlike the sergeant major, though,
no engineer need be embarrassed, because although
the electric motors of the microscopic E.coli bacteria are
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These tiny engines, complete with gears, rotor, axle and
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Who could have imagined that this brilliant design was
lurking on the fingertips, pencils or keyboards of every
engineer who has ever contemplated a propulsion engine? may have heard the name ‘Immanuel’ without giving it a
The solution to the most sophisticated engine design second thought – but it may just be that this name uncovers
challenge has always been in front us, waiting for us to be something you’ve been looking for all your life.
able to see it. It makes you wonder how many other answers
are right here, awaiting our discovery. At Christmas, we remember the fulfilment of an ancient
prophecy. Jesus of Nazareth was born and was given the
Christmas is just a few weeks away, and you have probably title of Immanuel which means ‘God with us’. In Jesus Christ,
already been to some form of carols event and heard the not only did God walk this earth with us in human form,
same songs and familiar story for the umpteenth time. You experiencing for Himself everything we ever will, but He also
promises to remain permanently and intimately accessible to
everyone who trusts in Him.

If you’ve ever sensed a void, a longing, or a question that A PLACE TO REMEMBER
nothing has been able to answer, perhaps it’s time you
looked to God, and asked Him to open your eyes to the One
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