[Faith-talk] Daily Thought for Monday, October 21, 2013

[Debby Phillips]

That is really an interesting article, it kind of gave me goose bumps.  YOu never know when things like that will happen, and it reminds me that God does have His angels around us.  Then, I wonder where they were the other day when I got lost in a parking lot in a consruction zone.  Lol.    Debby

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> On Oct 21, 2013, at 12:42 PM, "Paul" <oilofgladness47 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Well, folks, another Monday has come around or, for you dear readers in Australia and New Zealand, a very early Tuesday morning as I write this.  No matter what time of day it is in your locale or even day of the week, I pray that, by God's matchless grace and His providential care, that you all are doing well today.
> 
> Carol A. Price-Lopata has written a rather intriguing article that I'd like to share with you today and see if you have any conclusions to it.  The article in question is entitled "Highway Hero" and is rendered as follows:
> 
> During my third year as a speaker, giving seminars all over the country, I was driving into Wheeling, West Virginia, to teach a class on self-esteem to 150 women.  My background includes being raised by a mother and grandmother who took great pains to teach me that families take care of one another no matter what.  I knew I could always count on them when I was in trouble, and they knew they could do the same.
> 
> I was driving faster than I should have been because I desperately wanted to make it to Wheeling before the severe rains that had been predicted began to fall.  As I saw the sign telling me Wheeling was eight miles away, I speeded up even a bit more, even though a few raindrops had just begun to fall.  Without warning, I heard a boom--not too loud, but loud enough to know it wasn't a good sound.  When I turned off the radio to further evaluate the sound, it became clear I had a tire problem, probably a flat.  I slowed down, knowing from high school driver's education not to brake hard, but knowing still that I needed to get off the road for my safety.
> 
> On the side of the road, I looked around, saw nothing but rugged hills, a six-lane highway and very fast traffic.  I locked the door, to be safe, and tried to figure out what to do.  I did not have a cellular phone, as they were not that common many years ago.  Every story I had ever heard about women having bad experiences on the side of the road in strange cities ran through my mind like a movie reel, and I tried to decide if I would be safer staying with the car or walking to the next exit.  It was beginning to get dark, and I truly was becoming afraid.
> 
> My grandmother taught me as a very little girl that things work out if you keep your head about you, and I was trying very hard to do just that.
> 
> At that very moment, a large semi passed very fast on my left, causing my car to shudder, and I saw that the directional light was on, indicating he was pulling over in front of me.  I could hear his brakes squeal, as he was braking fast and hard.  I again thought, Am I safer or in more danger? I could see the truck as it slowly backed up on the shoulder of the road and decided that, to be very safe, I would take a precaution I had seen in a movie.  I took out a pad in my briefcase and wrote down the name of the trucking company and the Ohio license number, as they both were visible from my car.  I put the pad with this information under the driver's seat just in case!
> 
> Even though it was now raining quite hard, the driver came running back from the truck to my car and said through my window that I had opened only three inches, that he had seen the tire blow and would be glad to change it.  He asked for the car keys to get into the trunk; and although I knew I was about to lose all my safety precautions, it seemed to be my best choice.  I gave him the keys.  He changed the tire and gave me back the keys.  I asked him through the three-inch opening in the window if I could pay him for his kindness.  He said, "We drivers in Ohio believe in taking care of women in trouble on the highway." I then asked him for the name of his boss so I could send him or her relaying how wonderful he had been.  He laughed a very odd laugh and gave me the name of his boss, a woman, and his card, which had the name of the trucking company, the address and the phone number.  I thanked him again, and the now soaking-wet man ran back to the truck.  Gratefully, I went on to Wheeling to present my seminar.
> 
> Upon returning to Florida, I had a T-shirt made for this man that showed an angel in a truck with the words printed across the picture, "Highway Hero," and sent it to the address on the card.  It came back, addressee unknown.  I called the number on the card and got a recording saying no such number existed.  I called the city newspaper for that town, asked for the editor, explained the dilemma and asked that a letter to the editor be placed in the paper, thanking the driver.  The editor, who had lived there all his life, said there was no such company in that city.  He further investigated and called me back and said there was no such business registered in Ohio.  The editor went one step further.  He called the state motor vehicle bureau to ask about the license and was told no such plate had ever been issued.
> 
> The upshot is that this man, his truck, and the company never existed, the "rescue" never happened and I must have been dreaming.  But I know I wasn't.
> 
> Now, my readers, what conclusions did you draw from Carol's article? Well, for starters, God was with her all the time.  Second, He must have sent an angel to change the tire.  And please take note that God's name was not even mentioned in the article, but that's the way it was in the Hebrew version of the Old Testament Book of Esther.  Was wondering if any readers in Ohio ever heard of this incident? Since the name of the community where the newspaper and the trucking company was not given, it could have been any one of large, midsized or small communities.  Anyway that's the story, and thank God it turned out well for Carol.
> 
> And now may the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob just keep us safe, individually and collectively, throughout these last days in which we live.  Lord willing we'll have another daily thought message for tomorrow.  Your Christian friend and brother, Paul
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