Mr Walker was a young Jewish boy living in Romania when World War II broke out. He witnessed first hand the atrocities of the Nazis. He was fortunate to survive, but much of his family didn't. I was struck by something he said in his talk, something that echoes what I have heard from the other two Holocaust survivors I have heard speak. Even in the midst of this great suffering, he found hope. It was this glimmer of hope that maintained him throughout that great darkness.
How we can learn from that kind of faith. We can be so easily discouraged and lose our faith at the smallest of difficulties. How weak is our faith? I think I understand why Jesus said if we only had the faith the size of a mustard seed, we could move mountains. Just the glimmer of hope was enough to maintain people through man's darkest hours, what more could we do with a seed of faith? We need to take heed of the words of one who has been in the darkest of times.
"Even when it is dark, there is still a glimmer of hope."
Ben Walker, Holocaust survivor.
