Walter Summerford, a British officer in World War I, was struck by lighting while on his horse and became paralyzed. After the war he moved to Canada, and while out fishing he was struck by lightning again. Then six years later while walking in a park, he was struck again. Finally, Mr. Summerford was laid to rest in 1932, buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Vancouver. It was four years after his death, his tombstone was struck by lighting. Summerford has been called the unluckiest, hopeless, man to have lived. Maybe so. Maybe you have felt that title before. Wouldn’t you know it, it was exactly that kind of life that Jesus came to give hope for.
