Do you have a “Yes” Face?

During his days as president, Thomas Jefferson and a group of companions   were traveling across the country on horseback. They came to a  river that had left its banks because of a recent downpour. The swollen  river had washed the bridge away. Each rider was forced to ford the river  on horseback, fighting for his life against the rapid currents. Each rider  was threatened with the very real possibility of death, which caused a traveler   who was not part of their group to step aside and watch. After several  had plunged in and made it to the other side, the stranger asked President  Jefferson if he would carry him across the river. The president agreed  without hesitation.

The man climbed on, and shortly thereafter the two of  them made it safely to the other side. As the stranger slid off the back of  the horse onto dry ground, one in the group asked him, “Tell me, why did  you select the president to ask this favor of?” The man was shocked, admitting   he had no idea it was the president who had helped him. “All I know,”  he said, “is that on some of your faces was written the answer `No,’ and on  some of them was the answer `Yes.’ His was a `Yes’ face.” —

The Grace Awakening: Believing in Grace is One Thing.  Living it is Another. (Charles R. Swindoll)