A young man who had been raised as an atheist was training to be an Olympic diver. The only religious influence in his life came from his outspoken Christian friend. The young diver never really paid much attention to his friend's sermons, but he heard them often. One night the diver went to the indoor pool at the college he attended. The lights were all off, but as the pool had big skylights and the moon was bright, there was plenty of light to practice by.
The young man climbed up to the highest diving board and as he turned his back to the pool on the edge of the board and extended his arms out, he saw his shadow on the wall. The shadow of his body, was in the shape of a cross. Instead of diving, he knelt down and finally asked God to come into his life. As the young man knelt, a maintenance man walked in and turned the lights on. The pool had been drained for repairs.
ROMANS 8:28
Sang penyelam
Ada seorang pria muda yang dibesarkan sebagai ateis yang sedang dalam pelatihan untuk menjadi penyelam Olimpiade. Satu-satunya pengaruh agama dalam hidupnya datang dari teman Kristennya yang vokal. Si penyelam muda ini tidak pernah benar-benar memperhatian khotbah temannya, tapi dia sering mendengar mereka. Suatu malam penyelam itu pergi ke kolam renang indoor di kampusnya. Lampu-lampu semua mati, tetapi karena kolam itu mendapati cahaya dari langit dan bulan yang cerah, ada cukup cahaya untuk berlatih.
Anak muda itu naik ke papan loncat tertinggi dan saat ia berbalik ke kolam di tepi papan dan merentangkan lengannya, ia melihat bayangannya di dinding. Bayangan tubuhnya, membentuk salib. Tidak jadi menyelam iapun berlutut dan akhirnya meminta kepada Tuhan untuk masuk dalam hidupnya. Saat sedang berlutut , seorang petugas pemeliharaan kolam masuk dan menyalakan lampu. Ternyata kolam itu telah dikeringkan untuk perbaikan.
