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Jeremiah 29:11-12
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(Adorable - I know that you'll enjoy this one -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JmA2ClUvUY)
A family sat down for dinner and it was 4-year old Johnny's turn to say the blessing. Everyone bowed their heads and Johnny mumbled something, then said, "Amen". 8-year old sister immediately said, "I couldn't hear you!" Johnny answered, "I wasn't talking to you!"
We've all had those times during which we're not sure that God's hearing our prayers.... and that's SO wrong. HE listens to everything we say, and HE sees everything we do ..... AND, HE answers all our prayers, but maybe not HOW we want. I love the saying, "Only God sees around corners".
Hope you have a excellent day, filled with God's richest blessings. Maggie __________________________________________________________________
A few years ago in downtown Denver, my friend, Scott, and I saw
something tiny and insignificant that changed the world, but no
one else even seemed to notice.
It was one of those beautiful Denver days. Crystal clear, no
humidity, not a cloud in the sky. We decided to walk the ten
blocks to an outdoor restaurant rather than take the shuttle bus
that runs up and down the Sixteenth Street Mall. The restaurant,
in the shape of a baseball diamond, was called The Blake Street
Baseball Club. The tables were set appropriately on the grass
infield. Many Colorful pennants and flags hung limply overhead.
As we sat outside, the sun continued to beat down on us and it
became increasingly hot. There wasn't a hint of a breeze, and
heat radiated up from the tabletop. Nothing moved, except the
waiters, of course. And they didn't move very fast either.
After lunch, Scott and I started to walk back up the mall. We
both noticed a mother and her young daughter walking out of a
card shop toward the street. She was holding her daughter by
the hand while reading a greeting card. It was immediately
apparent to us that she was so engrossed in the card that she
did not notice a shuttle bus moving toward her at a good clip.
She and her daughter were one step away from disaster when Scott
started to yell.
He hadn't even gotten a word out when a breeze blew the card out
of her hand and over her shoulder. She spun around and grabbed
at the card, nearly knocking her daughter over. By the time she
picked up the card from the ground and turned back around to
cross the street, the shuttle bus had whizzed by her. She never
even knew what almost happened.
To this day, two things continue to perplex me about this event:
Where did that one spurt of wind come from to blow the card out
of that young mother's hand? There had not been a whisper of
wind at lunch or during our long walk back up the mall.
Secondly, if Scott had been able to get his words out, the young
mother might have looked up at us as they continued to walk into
the bus.
It was the wind that made her turn back to the card in the one
direction that saved her life and that of her daughter. The
passing bus did not create the wind. On the contrary, the wind
came from the opposite direction. I have no doubt it was a
breath from God protecting them both.
But the awesomeness of this miracle is that she never knew. As
we continued back to work, I wondered how God often acts in our
lives without our being aware. The difference between life and
death can very well be a little thing.
~Author Unknown~
This story takes my breath away. God must have a great plan for the little girl and her mother. To have been present for that miracle would have been life changing. I can only imagine what the bystanders were thinking.This is proof that there are tiny miracles happening every day.
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Thank you. Maggie