Monday, August 6, 2012

GLENDA

Good Morning:

Back in the 50's, Stuart Hamblen was a well-known radio host in Hollywood.  He was also a comedian and songwriter and known for his drinking, womanizing, and partying. A young preacher came to town and set up a tent revival. Stuart Hamblen decided to have him on his radio show to poke fun at him. He went to one of his meetings to get some material for his show. However, something happened to Stuart at that meeting, and a few nights later he showed up at the preacher's hotel room at 2:00 a.m. in the morning drunk, asking the preacher to pray for him. The preacher invited him in and talked with him until 5:00 a.m.



Stuart Hamblen became a changed man. Later his friend John asked him how he could give up his drinking. Stuart answered: “That's no secret. With God, all things are possible.” John told him he needed to write a song about that and he did. The song was “It is No Secret”. By the way, the preacher was none other than Billy Graham and the friend, John, was the actor, John Wayne. God sends people into our lives to help us. We just need to be open to them. Have a wonderful day.