| > Psalm 55:22 --- PLEASE read this..
>
> 'Friends are God's way of taking care of us.'
>
> This was written by a Metro Denver Hospice Physician:
>
> I was driving home from a meeting this evening about 5,
> stuck in traffic
> on Colorado Blvd. , and the car started to choke and
> splutter and die - I
> barely managed to coast, cursing, into a gas station, glad
> only that I
> would not be blocking traffic and would have a somewhat
> warm spot to
> wait for the tow truck. It wouldn't even turn over.
> Before I could make
> the call, I saw a woman walking out of the quickie mart
> building, and it
> looked like she slipped on some ice and fell into a gas
> pump, so I got
> out to see if she was okay
> When I got there, it looked mo re like she had been overcome
> by sobs than
> that she had fallen; she was a young woman who looked
> really haggard
> with dark circles under her eyes. She dropped something as
> I helped her
> up, and I picked it up to give it to her. It was a nickel
>
> At that moment, everything came into focus for me: the
> crying woman, the
> ancient Suburban crammed full of stuff with 3 kids in the
> back (1 in a
> car seat), and the gas pump reading $4.95.
>
> I asked her if she was okay and if she needed help, and she
> just kept
> saying 'I don't want my kids to see me
> crying!,' so we stood on the
> other side of the pump from her car. She said she was
> driving to
> California and that things were very hard for her right
> now. So I asked,
> 'And you were praying?' That made her back away
> from me a little, but I
> assured her I was not a c razy person and said, 'He
> heard you, and He
> sent me.'
>
> I took out my card and swiped it through the card reader on
> the pump so
> she could fill up her car completely, and while it was
> fueling, walked
> to the next door McDonald's and bought 2 big bags of
> food, some gift
> certificates for more, and a big cup of coffee. She gave
> the food to the
> kids in the car, who attacked it like wolves, and we stood
> by the pump
> eating fries and talking a little.
>
> She told me her name, and that she lived in Kansas City Her
> boyfriend
> left 2 months ago and she had not been able to make ends
> meet. She knew
> she wouldn't have money to pay rent Jan. 1, and
> finally, in desperation,
> had called her parents, with whom she had not spoken in
> about 5 years.
> They lived in California and said she could come live with
> them and try
> to get on her feet there.
>
> So she packed up everything she owned in the car. She told
> the kids they
> were going to California for Christmas, but not that they
> were going to
> live there. I gave her my gloves, a little hug and said a
> quick prayer
> with her for safety on the road. As I was walking over to
> my car, she
> said, 'So, are you like an angel or something?'
>
> This definitely made me cry. I said, 'Sweetie, at this
> time of year
> angels are really busy, so sometimes God uses regular
> people.'
>
> It was so incredible to be a part of someone else's
> miracle. And of
> course, you guessed it, when I got in my car it started
> right away and
> got me home with no problem. I'll put it in the shop
> tomorrow to check,
> but I suspect the mechanic won't find anything wrong.
>
> Sometimes the angels fly close enough to you that you can
> hear the
> flutter of their wings...
>
> Psalms 55:22 'Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He
> shall sustain thee.
> He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.'
>
> My instructions were to pick four people that I wanted God
> to bless,
> especially for the months left in 2008, and I picked you.
>
> Please pass this to four people you want to be blessed and
> a copy back
> to me.
> Here is the prayer:
>
> 'Father, I ask You to bless my children, grandchildren,
> friends,
> relatives and email buddies reading this right now. Show
> them a new
> revelation of your love and power. Holy Spirit, I ask You
> to minister to
> their spirit this very moment. Where there is pain, give
> them Your peace
> and mercy. Where there is self doubt, release a renewed
> confidence
> thr ough Your grace, In Jesus' precious name. Amen.'
>
> I know I picked more than four -- you can, too. When Satan
> is knocking
> at your door, simply say, 'Jesus, could You please get
> that for me. |
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