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This true story is about someone in Indiana and I
couldn't resist passing it on. Gives one pause for thought.
Howard County Sheriff Jerry Marr got a disturbing call one Saturday
afternoon a few months ago. His 6-year-old grandson Mikey had been hit by a
car while fishing with his Dad. The father and son were near a bridge by
the Kokomo Reservoir when a woman lost control of her car, slid off the
bridge and hit Mikey at a rate of about 50 mph. Sheriff Marr had seen the
results of accidents like this and feared the Worst. When he got to Saint
Joseph Hospital, he rushed through the Emergency room to find Mikey
conscious and in fairly good spirits.
"Mikey, what happened?" Sheriff Marr asked.
Mikey replied, "Well, Papaw, I was fishin' with Dad, and some lady runned me
over, I flew into a mud puddle, and broke my fishin' pole and I didn't get
to catch no fish!"
As it turned out, the impact propelled Mikey about 500
feet, over a few trees and an embankment and into the middle of a mud
puddle. His only injuries were to his right femur bone which had broken in
two places. Mikey had surgery to place pins in his leg. Otherwise the boy
is fine.
Since all the boy could talk about was that his fishing
pole was broken, the Sheriff went out to Wal-mart and bought him a new one
while he was in surgery so he could have it when he came out. The next day
the Sheriff sat with Mikey to keep him company in the Hospital. Mikey was
enjoying his new fishing pole and talked about when he could go fishing
again as he cast into the trash can.
When they were alone, Mikey matter-of-factly said,
"Papaw, did you know Jesus is real?"
"Well," the Sheriff replied, a little startled. "Yes, Jesus is real to all
who believe in him and love him in their hearts."
"No," said Mikey. "I mean Jesus is REALLY real."
"What do you mean?" asked the Sheriff.
"I know he's real 'cause I saw him, "said Mikey, still casting into the
trash can.
"You did?" said the Sheriff.
"Yep," said Mikey. "When that lady runned me over and broke my fishing
pole, Jesus caught me in his arms and laid me down in the mud puddle."
GIVES YOU GOOSE BUMPS DOESN'T IT!?
And so . . . .
I asked the Lord to bless you as I prayed for you today
To guide you and protect you As you go along your way
His love is always with you His promises are true
And when we give Him all our cares
You know He will see us through
So when the road you're traveling on
Seems difficult at best
Just remember I'm here praying
And GOD WILL DO THE REST.
Pass this on to people you want God to bless and don't forget
To send it back to the one who asked God to bless you first.
There is so much good in the worst of us,
And so much bad in the best of us,
That it behooves any of us,
To find fault with the rest of us. |
