I pray for courage to speak up when I see or hear
a wrong or an injustice. Let me not be silent, Father,
but rather try to right that wrong. AMEN

A Point to Ponder...
Man is the only species who plants a crop he 
wouldn't eat, but still has to mow every week.

This was e-mailed to me, it shows the power of prayer.
However, I must warn all that you should never 
walk alone at night, especially dark areas like alleys.
PRAYER WORKS, BUT THE BIBLE TELLS 
US WE ARE NOT TO TEMPT THE LORD
OUR GOD    Luke 4:12

 ANGELS IN THE ALLEY . . .

 Diane, a young university student, was home for
the summer. She had gone to
 visit some friends one evening and time passed
 quickly as each shared their
 various experiences of the past year. She
 ended up staying longer than
 planned, and had to walk home alone.

 She wasn't afraid because it was a small town
 and she lived only a few
 blocks away. As she
 walked along under the tall elm trees, Diane
 asked "God" to keep her safe
from harm and danger.

 When she reached the alley, which was a short
 cut to her house, she decided
to take it, however, halfway down the alley she
 noticed a man standing at
 the end as though he were waiting for her. She
 became uneasy and began to
 pray, asking for "God's" protection.

 Instantly a comforting feeling of quietness and
 security wrapped around her,
 she felt as though someone was walking with
 her. When she reached the end of
 the alley, she walked right past the man and
 arrived home safely.

 The following day, she read in the newspaper
 that a young girl had been
 raped in the same alley, just twenty minutes
 after she had been there.
 Feeling overwhelmed by this tragedy and the
 fact that it could have been
 her, she began to weep. Thanking the Lord for
 her safety and to help this young woman, she
 decided to go to the police
 station. She felt she could recognize the man,
so she told them her story.

The police asked her if she would be willing to
 look at a lineup to see if
 she could identify him. She agreed and
 immediately pointed out the man
 she had seen in the alley the night before. When
 the man was told he had been
 identified, he immediately broke down and
 confessed. The officer thanked Diane for her
 bravery and asked if there was
 anything they could do for her. She asked if
 they would ask the man one question.

 Diane was curious as to why he had not attacked
 her. When the policeman
 asked him, he answered, "Because she wasn't
 alone. She had two tall men
 walking on either side of her."

 Moral of the story...
 Don't underestimate the power of Prayer-Gives
 ya goose bumps doesn't it!