❄️ A Short True Winter Story — The Blizzard Prayer of 1913
(A real event from Nebraska, USA)
In the winter of 1913, a sudden blizzard swept across rural Nebraska. Temperatures dropped so quickly that many families were caught unprepared. One small farmhouse belonged to the Jensen family—parents and three young children.
As the storm worsened, their coal supply ran out. The wind howled through the cracks in the walls, and the house grew dangerously cold. Mrs. Jensen wrapped the children in quilts while her husband tried to block the drafts with towels and boards, but the temperature kept falling.
Finally, with no options left, the family knelt together in the dim lamplight.
“Lord Jesus,” Mr. Jensen prayed, “You are our help in time of trouble. Please send what we need.”
Not long after, through the roar of the storm, they heard the crunch of footsteps on the frozen snow. Their neighbor, Mr. Larson—who lived nearly a mile away—had felt a sudden, urgent impression while tending his barn:
“Take them coal. Go now.”
He loaded a small sled with coal and pushed it through the blinding snow, guided only by a lantern and the strange certainty that God was leading him.
When he reached the Jensen home and knocked, Mrs. Jensen burst into tears. The coal he brought kept their stove burning through the night and saved the family from freezing.
📖 Scripture (KJV)
⛄ The Snowman That Needed Everyone
The first real
snowfall of the winter had finally come. Soft flakes drifted down like tiny
white feathers, covering the churchyard in a sparkling blanket. After the
morning service, a group of children rushed outside, cheeks rosy, boots
squeaking in the fresh snow.
“Let’s build the
biggest snowman our church has ever seen!” one of them shouted.
They all agreed—but as
soon as they began, they discovered something important.
Little Lanna tried to
roll the first snowball, but it barely grew. She pushed and pushed, but the
snow clumped unevenly. Then Jacob came over and helped her pack it tighter.
Soon, the ball grew large enough to be the snowman’s base.
Next, two older boys
rolled the middle section. It was heavy, and they struggled to lift it. Without
a word, several adults who had been watching stepped in. Together—children and
grown-ups—they heaved it into place.
A few girls shaped the
head, smoothing it carefully. Someone found a scarf. Another brought a carrot.
A kind grandmother offered two shiny buttons from her coat pocket. A deacon
found a fallen branch and snapped it in half for arms.
Piece by piece, gift
by gift, effort by effort, the snowman came to life.
When they finally
stepped back, everyone smiled. It wasn’t perfect—but it was theirs. Built by
many hands, many hearts, and many small acts of kindness.
Pastor Millow,
watching from the steps, said gently,
“Do you see what happened here? None of you could have built this snowman
alone. But when everyone brought what they had—even something small—it became
something wonderful. That’s how God builds His church too.”
The children nodded,
understanding more than they could put into words.
Susan Nikitenko ©2026 CpABPm #4343
Lyrical Prayer:e
Lord of all grace,
Let Your love be the song in our hearts
and the strength in our hands.
Teach us to serve with gladness,
to labor with hope,
to shine with the kindness of Christ.
May every step we take
and every work we offer
be rooted in love that never fails
and grace that never runs dry.
Make us a people abounding in Your work,
abounding in Your love.
Amen.
God Will Bless Our Work
· 1
Corinthians 15:58 "Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast,
unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye
know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord."
· Colossians
3:23-24 "And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not
unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the
inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ."
· Hebrews
6:10 "For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of
love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to
the saints, and do minister."
· Galatians
6:9 "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall
reap, if we faint not."
· 2
Chronicles 15:7 "Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be
weak: for your work shall be rewarded."
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A
Lesson for All of Us
In
God’s family, no gift is too small, no effort unnoticed.
Some encourage.
Some pray.
Some teach.
Some give.
Some simply show up with a smile.
But
when each person offers what God has placed in their hands, something beautiful
takes shape—something none of us could build alone.
Lord
of all grace, Let Your love be the song in our
hearts and the strength in our hands. Teach us to serve with
gladness, to labor with hope, to shine with the kindness of
Christ. May every step we take and every work we offer be about
you, in love that never fails and grace that never runs dry. Make
us a people abounding in Your work, abounding in Your love. Amen.
