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Angels in the Alley
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Diane, 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 there 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 both
sides of her.”
Moral of
the story? Don’t
underestimate the power of Prayer.
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BY Sheila Lockhart http://www.faithwriters.
com/article-details.php?id=21497
October - December 2016
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