Mysterious Strangers
Psalm 121:7-8: The LORD will keep you from all harm – He will watch over your life; the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
Christine was invited to speak at the group’s annual nationwide meeting in Washington, D.C., one of her dreams of praying at the capital. On her return back, only ten people were in the plane, everyone canceled due to bad weather. Finally, she arrived at Ohio Airport and made her way across the snow-packed parking lot to her car. The route she had chosen took her along a narrow road that was not well-traveled. When she had traveled nearly half a mile, she saw a mountain of snow blocking the road ahead of her. The road was narrow and bordered by snowdrifts, so Christine stopped the car and tried to imagine a way to turn around. Looking over her shoulder there seemed to be a clear spot on the right side of the road, so she slowly hacked into it.
Almost instantly the back wheels of Christine’s car began spinning wildly. Her tires had lost traction with the road. She sat a moment, still calm and certain that God would help her out of the predicament she suddenly faced. She thought about her options. She was sixty years old, and she knew she would be unable to push her car out of the snow. She could remain inside the car with the engine running, allowing the car’s heater to keep her warm. But what if she ran out of gasoline? And what if the road had been closed and no one traveled that way for several days. She closed her eyes and again asked God for his help. When she opened them, she turned and looked toward the right where the snow still blocked the road. There, seemingly stuck in the snow, was a car with two men inside.
At that instant the men climbed out of the car and walked in her direction. They wore similar long gray coats and matching caps and as they approached her, they neither waved nor spoke. Christine glanced to her left, in the direction she had come, and was puzzled. There had been no other cars on the road, and she wondered how their vehicle had suddenly appeared. Then she looked again at the two men who had nearly reached her car.
Just then the men stopped moving and stared at her. There was peace in their eyes, and as they exchanged eye contact, Christine felt reassurance. Her car was still running, but she had taken her foot off the gas pedal. At that instant her car lurched forward, and as if it was being moved by the hands of a giant the car slid back onto the road. Suddenly, without having touched the steering wheel or gas pedal, Christine was facing the right direction.
Jolted by the sudden movement, Christine put her foot on the gas pedal and found that the car responded with ease. She looked in her rearview mirror to see if the men had climbed back into their car, but they were gone. There was no sign of them or their car. The road was just one lane because of the snow and the drift blocking the way prevented anyone from traveling beyond it. So there was no way for the men to get out of that area except to travel behind Christine in the same direction she was driving.
Instantly Christine knew what had happened. “They were angels,” she muttered to herself. “Sent by God to turn me around get me headed in the right direction.” She reached home safely that night. Mysterious strangers: From: Angels, Miracles and Answered Prayers. (It must have been a miracle – Everyday lives touched by miracles) Vol 1. Kelsey Tyler. Angel encounters.
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