Sunday, November 20, 2005
Angels
After Church, someone on church staff shared the story of what happened to a parishioner at Christus Victor.
There are so many stories.
A woman asked the staff member if he would go in her house and find three things for her – her daughter’s purse (it had about $500 in it, that they withdrew to get along after the hurricane), her husband’s wedding ring, her husband's watch, and her Father-in-law's pectoral cross. Her Father in law had been a pastor. The staff member explained that her roof was precariously held up by two boards, and like the game “pick up sticks,” someone could pick up a board and the whole thing would shift and crush everyone. He apologized.
The woman prayed.
After they bulldozed the property and hauled everything off, she returned to her property.
The daughter’s purse was hanging in a tree. Another of the four items was lying beside the road, intact, where they had loaded the rubble in the truck; it apparently had fallen out. She also found the pastor's cross.
Her husband’s ring was still in the case when she found it, undamaged.
She found all four of the items that she had prayed to find.
Can’t you just imagine angels saying, “OK, you need what? A wedding ring? Let’s save that over here.” And then, when the woman arrived, them saying to her, “Hey, come look over here.”
And, this is only one story. You hear so many stories that the veterans (those who have been here a week or so,) will say, “Ah, yes, another story.” And move on.
The miraculous is as widespread as the destruction. And the destruction only happened in 10 hours; the miraculous has been happening for 3 months and counting.
There are so many stories.
A woman asked the staff member if he would go in her house and find three things for her – her daughter’s purse (it had about $500 in it, that they withdrew to get along after the hurricane), her husband’s wedding ring, her husband's watch, and her Father-in-law's pectoral cross. Her Father in law had been a pastor. The staff member explained that her roof was precariously held up by two boards, and like the game “pick up sticks,” someone could pick up a board and the whole thing would shift and crush everyone. He apologized.
The woman prayed.
After they bulldozed the property and hauled everything off, she returned to her property.
The daughter’s purse was hanging in a tree. Another of the four items was lying beside the road, intact, where they had loaded the rubble in the truck; it apparently had fallen out. She also found the pastor's cross.
Her husband’s ring was still in the case when she found it, undamaged.
She found all four of the items that she had prayed to find.
Can’t you just imagine angels saying, “OK, you need what? A wedding ring? Let’s save that over here.” And then, when the woman arrived, them saying to her, “Hey, come look over here.”
And, this is only one story. You hear so many stories that the veterans (those who have been here a week or so,) will say, “Ah, yes, another story.” And move on.
The miraculous is as widespread as the destruction. And the destruction only happened in 10 hours; the miraculous has been happening for 3 months and counting.
# posted by Pastor Mike @ 10:52 PM 
