The strange slave

-In colonial times my great-great-grandfather was the foreman of a farm where people were not employed since the owners had a variety and multitude of slaves of all sizes and shapes, you could think of one type (anyone, he who sea) as a slave and they had it, they even had what you couldn't imagine.

-Suffice it to say that they had a slave to walk the dogs and another to clean their waste this should give you some idea about it anyway I digress, the point is the following in that farm full of slaves there was one that above all the others he was mistreated. And it wasn't because he was a bad slave, it was because he took the punishment of others for himself.

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-Although my great-great-grandfather knew that he was innocent, someone had to take the punishment and the man always begged to be the one who received the punishment, my ancestor respecting his wishes always gave him the punishment even if it hurt him to know that he was committing an injustice.

-The punishments were vast and varied, if there is something that was not lacking in that farm, it was the ability to do evil to someone just for the fun of it: Whipping, blows with a whip, days of fasting and the popular hole in a dark closet where They locked people to hell on earth, they called it that slave received them all, if each and every one of the punishments.

-The man only looked at the sky and continued with his life, it was a very unusual gesture but apparently it gave him strength so my great-great-grandfather let him do it at least that he could do for him and although he was curious he never asked why gesture, the strange slave (because his name was never known) told him on his deathbed his words were the following:

-I looked up asking for strength to continue living -the man nevertheless smiled to himself- you know, Mr. Foreman, I always thought that this was my super power, that's why I asked to carry the punishments I knew that only I could ask for the strength to continue and These would be awarded to me because I really believe in it.

-I tried to get others to obtain this power but none of them succeeded, they called me crazy for a long time and I stopped telling others my secret, I tell you this now with the hope that you can obtain it and do good with him, you are a good person, Mr. Foreman I can see it when you feel you need strength, look to heaven, ask for strength and believe that they will be given to you because if you don't believe, believe me nothing will happen.

--These were the last words of the strange slave I hope they have been useful

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Philippians 4:13

13 I can do everything through Christ who strengthens me.