A True Story of Faith & Prayer

Diane, a young Christian university student, was home for the summer.
She had gone to visit some friends one evening & the time passed quickly
as each shared their various experiences of the past year. She ended
up staying longer than she had planned. Evening came & Diane had to walk home
alone. But she wasn't afraid because it was a small town and she lived
only a few blocks away.
As she walked along under the tall elm trees, Diane asked "God" to keep
her safe from harm & 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 & began to pray, asking for "God's"
protection. Instantly a comforting feeling of quietness & security
wrapped around her; she felt as though someone was walking with her.
When she reached the end of the alley, she walked right past the man &
arrived home safely. The following day, she read in the paper that a
young girl had been raped in the same alley, just twenty minutes after
she had been there. Feeling overwhelmed by this tragedy & the fact that
it could have been her, she began
to weep. Thanking the Lord for her safety & 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 &
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 & confessed. The officer thanked Diane for her bravery &
asked if there was anything they could do for her, she asked if they
would ask the man one question. Diane 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."