I just got this and thought I would share it with all of you.
"Friends are God's way of taking care of us."
This was written by a Metro Denver Hospice Physician:
I just had one of the most amazing
experiences of my life, and
wanted to share it with my family and dearest friends.
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 more 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 " 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 crazy 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, I 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 in desperation had finally called her parents, with
whom she had not spoken to 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 in 2006, and I
picked you.
Please pass this to people you want to be blessed.
This prayer is powerful and prayer is
one of the best gifts we receive.
There is no cost but a lot of rewards.
Let's continue to pray for one another.
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 through
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?"
Is it your lower back? I often have lower back pain, which did not start till after I had the boys. I cannot sleep in our bed for more than 5-6 without my back killing me. Once I get up & moving it gets better. I keep telling dh one of these days I need to get one of them adjustable beds!
I was TRYING to order my Photo Pass pics but EVERY time I went to check out my computer crashed!
I will have to order them on Dadboss's computer when I go in tonight. The nice thing is the site does save what is in the cart, so I don't have to re-do the order.
that you are feeling better soon.
