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"Angels in the alley"
A young Christian university
student, was home for
the summer. She had gone
to visit some friends one evening and the time
passed quickly as each shared
their various experiences of the past year.
She ended up staying longer than she had planned
and had to walk home alone.
But she wasn't afraid because it was a small town
and she lived only a few blocks away.
As she walked along under the tall elm trees,
Diane asked "God" to keep her
safe from harm and danger. When she reached the
alley, which was a short cut
to her house, she decided to take it.
However, halfway down the alley she noticed a man
standing at the end as though he were waiting for her. She became uneasy
and began to pray,
asking for "God's" protection. Instantly a
comforting feeling of quietness
and security wrapped around her, She felt as
though someone was walking with
her. When she reached the end of the alley, she
walked right past the man and arrived home safely.
The following day, she read in the paper that a
young girl had been raped in the same alley, just twenty minutes
after she had been there.
Feeling overwhelmed by this tragedy and the fact
that it could have been her,
she began to weep. Thanking the Lord for her
safety and to help this young
woman, she decided to go to the police station.
She felt she could recognize
the man, so she told them her story. The police
asked her if she would be
willing to look at a lineup to see if she could
identify him. She agreed and
immediately pointed out the man she had seen in
the alley the night before.
When the man was told he had been identified, he
immediately broke down and
confessed. The officer thanked Diane for her
bravery and asked if their was
anything they could do for her. She asked if they
would ask the man one question. Diane was curious as to why he had not
attacked her.
When the policeman asked him, he answered,
"Because she wasn't alone. She
had two tall men walking on either side of her."
Moral of the story?
Don't
underestimate the power
of Prayer"
Author Unknown
Our God is an awesome God!
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since 03/15/02
