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A Bible Was Found in the Rubble of a Texas Home Following a Tornado. But It's the Verse That It Was Open to That Is Gaining Attention.

A Bible Was Found in the Rubble of a Texas Home Following a Tornado. But It's the Verse That It Was Open to That Is Gaining Attention.

"Thank you Jesus for your message."

After a tornado ripped through Van, Texas, over the weekend, killing a husband and his wife, neighbors of the deceased reportedly discovered something in the rubble that is bringing family and friends some comfort.

A Bible was found in the wreckage near the home of David and Brenda Tapley — the sole casualties of the tornado, according to the Van Texas Tornado Recovery Facebook page.

That Bible, which belonged to the Tapleys, was open to page 1,500, which includes James 1:2-6, verses that address how to handle life's sometimes difficult struggles.

When the personal bible of Lt. David Tapley, GPD (ret.), a deceased victim of the tornado was found in the field next to...

Posted by Van Texas Tornado Recovery on Monday, May 11, 2015

It reads, "My brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of any kind, consider it nothing but joy, because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance; and let endurance have its full effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking in nothing."

The verses have reportedly brought comfort to the family, with AOL reporting that David Tapley's sister wrote, "Thank you Jesus for your message," in a Facebook post published following the couple's death.

The Tapeleys, longtime members of the Van United Methodist Church, were praised by fellow parishioners who said that the compassionate and caring couple will be greatly missed.

The couple's family dog was also found alive in David Tapley's arms in the wake of the storm.


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