31/03/2025
FRANK NO 48
I read the story of Frank 48 . Frank was found wandering on a lonely street one night. He was deaf and dumb . Since he was unable to speak they couldn’t trace his relatives. He was placed in an institution and was given the name FRANK 48. 48 because he was the 48th unidentified person to be brought into the institution. Years later FRANK 48 died . At a brief graveside service the priest asked if anyone had any words to say. NO ONE DID.
I believe FRANK 48 had a name. There was a naming ceremony at home or christening service held for him.He once had a mother who held him , a father who carried him. FRANK 48 perhaps had beautiful stories he would like to tell, but he never did because he never spoke. He could not mention his own name!
It’s not true that no one knew this man’s name. God did ... and God does. And it’s wrong to say that this man never heard his name. Who knows how many times God spoke to him through the years? In the silence. Through the dark. When we thought he couldn’t hear, who is to say he wasn't hearing THE ONLY VOICE THAT MATTERS? “He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.” John 10:3
The Good Shepherd knows each sheep by name. . He will guide us till we die. And he won’t quit until we reach home. That’s when and where Frank 48 and you will tell your stories you couldn’t tell here on earth, because you could not speak , or no one will listen!
Jesus said ‘ I give them eternal life, and they will never die, and no one can steal them out of my hand.’ John 10:28”