Study Angels
Do you believe in Angels? If you ever ask me individually, my answer could possibly be Yes.
In my previous post I pointed out on the subject of one lesson I learned from a magazine called Signs of the Times. The spotlight of this magazine this month is about Angels. After my read, I’d been intrigue because of the introduction story of a lady named Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross who regard herself to be a deist.
While supervising a relief effort for one terrible spring flood on the Mississippi River on the deck on the riverboat Mattie Bell, she encountered a stranger right before departure from the river that was jammed with debris and submerged dangers. This unknown person was insisting on boarding the Mattie Bell. Clara had little time for sightseers and denied the permission. But by the period she’d sent that order, the vessel had pulled away with the surplus passenger on board.
Sorry but I have to stop the story here. Is going to be continued in Read on Angels #2. Have to aquire the most effective weight loss supplements to a friend. It’s an exercise machine.
Okay, so the stranger was immediately forgotten, for people were sailing via a tragic scene. The stream was thick with the bloated bodies of livestock, men, women, and children, all floating toward the Gulf of Mexico. Near to sundown, Clara saw the stranger. Night fell and the ship was enveloped in a deep fog that left them navigating the debris-filled river blind. Clara was terrified and regardless of herself, started to pray.
The stranger’s voice disrupted her. “Within moments the steamboat is going to be in a lethal chasm,” he said. “The captain will not take notice of me. You have to command him to pull back right now!” There was something concerning stranger’s tone that impressed Clara and she issued the order immediately. The captain anchored on the other side of the river.
At dawn, everyone saw the death they had narrowly fled from. How had the stranger known? Clara asked her staff to search for him in order that they could thank him but “he” is nowhere to be found. Until she died, Clara Barton believed that an angel had saved the Mattie Bell.
Despite of the long article, I loved how the story illustrates unseen guardian angels in our lives. Okay, need to go with a buddy to search for prenatal vitamins. So happy for her despite how much time we haven’t had the chance to meet.
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