[CS-FSLUG] Friends are God's way of taking care of us.

[Ruth Marlene Friesen]

Fred, this such a touching story, and all the better if it really 
happened to you. Is that right? 

I have a friend who is an editor of the AngelWatch ezine, and I'm 
sure she'd love permission to use this if she may.

Blessings & Thanks,
Ruth

On 27 Feb 2005 at 14:20, Fred A. Miller wrote:

> "Friends are God's way of taking care of us," 
>     written by a Hospice of Metro Denver 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 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 "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 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
> 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 finally 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." 
> 
> "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 at 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."
> 
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