i got this little ditty in the form of a bulletin over on myspace, shortly after yesterday's post. i really can't get my brain around who would think of such things to write - as if the woman portrayed in the piece below was somehow godless and deserved to be raped? and that first line is a whole other mess i won't get into. such fear. :( check it out:
A girl went to a party in Sexy clothes and
she ended up staying longer than
planned, her boyfriend got drunk and passed out
and
had to walk home alone. She wasn't
afraid
because it was a small town and she lived
only
a
few blocks away around the corner of 4th & 16th.
As she walked along passing "McDonalds"
Mary 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 round 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 Mary for her bravery
and
asked if there was anything they could do
for
her.
She asked if they would ask the man one
question.
Mary 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."
Amazingly, whether you believe or not,
you're
never alone. Did you know that 98% of
teenagers
will not stand up for God?
Repost this as (your city) if you truly
believe
in
God..
PS: God is always there in your heart and loves you no matter what
"If you deny me in front of your friends, I shall deny you in front of my Father"
STAND UP FOR HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You are beyond wise. You are so smart, you're almost prophetic.
Your inner voice always speaks the truth, and you take the time to listen to it.
You are good at seeing who people are... including the darkness of others.
As a result, you tend to have a rather dark - yet realistic - outlook on life.
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