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Souls...priceless

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Abba, Father gave me this during an extremely trying time pertaining to our daughter which at some point in this thread I shall share.

THE POEM PORTION
written by Libby1
January 20, 2003

SOULS/PRAYER

Souls are a ‘‘‘‘priceless’’’’ gem in the eyes of God;
No soul worth more than another;
Each needing the Gift of Salvation;
Each held in Gods’’’’ hand.
‘‘‘‘Prayer’’’’ releases that which is done in heaven,
Enabling it to be done on earth.
‘‘‘‘Prayer’’’’ is the mighty warrior of God........a ‘‘‘‘priceless’’’’ tool,
Which when used is sent forth (Word of God) to accomplish that which it is sent out to do,
For the Word of God NEVER returns void.

Our ‘‘‘‘tongues’’’’ can undo/delay and even destroy ground work that God has meticulously laid through prayer.
Our ‘‘‘‘tongues’’’’ can cost (lives) souls to be forever lost when interfering with Gods’’’’ Holy Word which has been sent forth to accomplish a work...., the intricate ‘‘‘‘salvation’’’’ gift from God himself being sent via, ‘‘‘‘special delivery’’’’.
Our ‘‘‘‘tongues’’’’ can destroy and leave gaping wounds, wounding wounded spirits and lost souls even further, making the hot lava ooze out and ‘‘‘‘a sense of worth’’’’ and being sincerely loved is betrayed and gone in the twinkling of an eye, reaffirming to the lost soul what the world/Christians have engraved in it for years, that it is expendable.
Gods’’’’ amazing grace on the other hand, through prayer, breaks down walls, melts icebergs, and binds strongholds via the ‘‘‘‘Blood of the Lamb’’’’.
Gods’’’’ ‘‘‘‘Word’’’’ sent forth builds self esteem, prevents the death of a ‘‘‘‘priceless’’’’ soul. Anytime an individual (you or I) places the soul of one ‘‘‘‘above’’’’ another, they are tampering with Gods’’’’ handiwork and stand not to lose just ‘‘‘‘one’’’’ soul for the kingdom of God, but ‘‘‘‘many’’’’.Gods’’’’ Word sent forth developes ‘‘‘‘unique’’’’ relationships and ‘‘‘‘lasting’’’’ friendships in the ‘‘‘‘most unusual’’’’ of personalities.

Proverbs 18:14, Proverbs 18: 19,21, Isiah 54:17

Oh Father, Lord Jesus: pertaining to these precious ‘‘‘‘priceless’’’’ souls, let me not be a hindrance to them ‘‘‘‘all’’’’ as a whole that not one will be forever lost.
Let my tongue oh Lord continue to rely on sending forth your Holy Word to do your work, not mine and help me to be sensitive to your Word that I may not mistake my own works as yours. May I also use Intercessory prayer which is the Holy Spirits ‘‘‘‘direct’’’’ involvement (DANIEL 9:3).
May I realize you use ordinary people to do ordinary works and may I remember that no one is so bad that God can not save him. Page Two

A ‘‘‘‘soul’’’’ is truly a ‘‘‘‘priceless’’’’ gem, no ‘‘‘‘price’’’’ can be placed on one soul.
A ‘‘‘‘soul’’’’ is either resting in heaven in the end, or being eternally tormented in the lake of fire. May I not, I pray be ‘‘‘‘eternally guilty’’’’ of sending even one to hell.
A ‘‘‘‘soul’’’’ is to be ‘‘‘‘nurtured’’’’, ‘‘‘‘loved’’’’, as Jesus Christ himself so loves each of us.
Prayer warriors ‘‘‘‘stand guard’’’’ and use our ‘‘‘‘tongues’’’’ only to praise and worship God and send forth Gods’’’’ Holy word to bring salvation to a ‘‘‘‘priceless’’’’ soul that ‘‘‘‘not one’’’’ will be lost.

Oh priceless souls that twinkle as stars in the sky;
Too numerous for us to count;
But God in heaven knows how many there are.....souls and stars alike.
Let our prayers go forth to draw you to salvations saving light;
May Gods’’’’ own hand encompass you and may he himself nurture you.
May Gods’’’’ Word sustain you;
And through trials may your light so shine,
For God himself through salvation says ‘‘‘‘priceless’’’’ souls you are mine.

Matthew 19:25,26, II Corinthians 2:5-11 (Forgiving the Offender)

Together with the above the Lord took me to the following things to read: These are all excerpts from various materials and fit in with how I felt.

The following is an excerpt from ““““Our Daily Bread”””” February 7, 2003
WHO’’’’S GOT YOUR TONGUE? (Proverbs 12:17-25)
Prov. 12:18 The Tongue of the ““““wise”””” promotes health.

It’’’’s been estimated that a talkative person may speak 30,000 words a day! But the important question is, how do our words, whether many or few, affect others?

A Greek philosopher asked his servant to cook the best dish possible. The servant who was very wise, prepared a dish of tongue, saying, ““““It’’’’s the best of all dishes, for it reminds us that we may use the tongue to bless and express happiness, dispel sorrow, remover despair, and spread cheer.””””

Later, the servant was asked to cook the worst dish possible. Again, he prepared a dish of tongue, saying, ““““It’’’’s the worst dish, for it reminds us that we may use the tongue to curse and break hearts, destroy reputations, create strife, and set families and nations at war. We don’’’’t need to eat tongue to grasp that servants point. But we may have to ““““eat our own words”””” quite often ““““before”””” we learn to avoid saying things we’’’’d like to retract.

Solomon wrote: ““““The tongue of the wise promotes health”””” (Proverbs 12:18). It affirms and encourages others. The key word in that verse isn’’’’t ““““tongue”””” but ““““wise””””. The tongue is not in control, but the person behind it is. If you want your tongue to build people up and not tear them down, ask God to make you wise. Page Three

A wise old bird sat on an oak----The more he saw, the less he spoke.
The less he spoke, the more he heard,
Lord, make me like that wise old bird......anonymous

Wisdom is knowing when to speak your mind and when to mind your speech.

TEACHERS
You are the moulders of their dreams
The gods who build or crush their young beliefs of right and wrong.
You are the spark that sets aflame the poets hand,
Or lights the flame of some great singers song.
You are the god of the young, of the very young.
You are the guardian of a million dreams.
Your every smile or frown can heal or pierce a heart.
You are a hundred lives, a thousand lives
Yours is the pride of loving them and the sorrow too.
Your patient work, your touch make you the gods of hope
Who fill their souls with dreams, to make those dreams come true

From the video we watched Sunday evening January 12th

MENDING A FRIENDSHIP
““““Apologize when you’’’’re wrong (to the person you have wronged). All of us are wrong –––– plenty of times. It is foolish to let pride and insecurity keep us from saying so and patching up the friendship. Norman Vincent Peale writes, ““““A true apology is more than just acknowledgment of a mistake. It is recognition that something you have said or done has ““““damaged”””” a relationship----and that you ““““care”””” enough about the relationship to want it repaired and ““““RESTORED””””

Excerpt from a book I read at the hospital January 21, 2003


Various Sayings

(a) Everyone is valuable to God –––– In Gods’’’’ eyes, every person is important. He sent his only Son to die for us. May we remember with gratitude how much he values each human life. (Dave Branon)
(b) Lord we would see in those we meet the likeness of your image there. And may their special dignity grow stronger from our love and care (D. DeHaar)
©©©© Wisdom is knowing when to speak your mind and when to mind your speech.

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(d) A good test of character: when you do wrong, do you accept the blame?
(e) If you think you know everything you have a lot to learn
(f) The seeds we sow today determine the kind of fruit we’’’’ll reap tomorrow
(g) Faith shines brightest in a ““““child like heart””””(h) To trust is to triumph for the Battle is the Lord’’’’s!
(i) To reveal error, expose it to God’’’’s truth.
(j) In tough times God teaches us to trust.
(k) What risks do we take if we dare to tell others about Jesus? Physical harm? Verbal attacks? Rejection? Ridicule? Loss of possessions? Other? It’’’’s risky to go out on a limb but that’’’’s where the fruit is.

I Samuel 26:21 Then said Saul, I have sinned: return my son David: For I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: Behold I have played the fool and have erred exceedingly.

Matthew 18:15-22

Proverbs 16:1,2

Proverbs 18:14 The Spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity, but a wounded spirit who can bear?

Proverbs 18:19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.

Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof

Isaiah 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgement thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their righteousness is of me saith the Lord

INTERCESSION
Intercession may be defined as holy, believing, persevering prayer whereby someone pleads with God on behalf of another or others who desperately need God’’’’s intervention.

Intercessory Prayer is the Holy Spirits direct involvement.

Daniel 9:3 And I set my face unto the Lord God to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:
Daniel 9:12 Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard and I am come for thy words.
Daniel 9:13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia

(Michael is Israel’’’’s Prince as stated in verse 21 had to come and assist the angel who had the message for Daniel)

Satan is the hinderer of our prayers and it is a constant spiritual battle.

THE BATTLE BELONGS TO THE LORD.


Paul states ““““We know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered”””” (Rom. 8:26).

The Holy Spirit through the human spirit of the believer intercedes ““““according to the will of God”””” (Rom. 8:27). Thus Christ intercedes for the believer in heaven; the Spirit intercedes within the believer on earth.

The Gospels record how parents and others interceded with Jesus on behalf of loved ones.

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Libby1
 

Libby1

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The Lord planted a seed in my heart of hearts and here I will share an extremely rough rough draft of what transpired after the writing of the above. By: Libby1

Started February 11, 2003
Completed February 18, 2003
Written by "JC, HS
& Libby1

A SOUL SOMEWHERE

With tears running down her cheeks, the old woman, whose clothes had not been laundered for six months now, tearfully exclaimed, """"Father, take this child to be with you"""", safe from the streets of the city where she lived. Streets that were no longer safe to wander alone at night. However, she knew already in her heart and soul it was too late for Anya, who had set up her fragile cardboard shelter alongside hers in September.

It was now Easter weekend. Easter Monday was tomorrow. Gently she closed Anya’’’’s eyes and lay her down. Taking her thin, ragged blanket she covered Anya’’’’s face and frail body. """"Why Father?.....Why has yet another soul been lost?""""

Anya had excitedly exclaimed to her last Saturday, """"I’’’’ve been invited to a youth meeting at the church 3 blocks
from here. The Pastor, his wife and some of the adults were here while you were in the shelter, Agee. They told me about some Jesus fellow that the speaker would be talking about. When I told them no one would want me there, they insisted that God loves me just the way I am and that their church would love to have me.

The old woman remembered patting Anya’’’’s shoulder and softly saying, """"Anya, you’’’’ll probably end up being given a loving home that you deserve, and if so, I’’’’ll deeply miss you, but I will never forget you.
Anya had turned to Agee and given her a hug and said, """"Friends forever Agee.""""

Agee brushed away the tears with her calloused hand and once again wondered what had happened at church that night. Why had Anya, so dejectedly come back, her pretty face full of pain and the wounded look in her eyes as she had crawled into Agee’’’’s cardboard shelter to share blankets because the temperature was dropping quickly and was already at -20 degrees Celsius. The two of them slept little that night and Anya had not uttered a word, for she had totally withdrawn. In fact, she
had said nothing from then including when Agee found her lifeless form an hour ago. It was like she’’’’d lost her will to live.

Agee was in her 5th year now of street living. Once in awhile she yearned for the down filled mattress that was so comfortable and warm. But she knew her family would have had her in the Queensly Mental Institution by now. Once again tears flowed down her cheeks, but this time for her family who were so lost and at how hard they had been trying to have her committed for talking all the time to someone no one could see. Well some day they would know. If only they would listen and accept Jesus as she had. She had chosen to disappear and be on the streets.

Agee was known by the others as """"gentle mamma"""". A smile broke across her cragged face. """"Talk to gentle mamma"""" she remembered 20 year old Luke saying to 15 year old Natalie who was a recent runaway. """"She’’’’ll tell you it’’’’s no marble palace living out here! Listen to her girl, she’’’’s a wise old gal.""""


As Luke had sauntered away Agee had heard him say whimsically, """"I still can’’’’t figure out how you’’’’ve survived out here so long Agee. Someone watches over you and looks out for you. Some day, I’’’’m going to ask.""""

""""Thank you Father."""" Agee had softly whispered. """"Keep softening Luke’’’’s heart. Use me to witness to him and Protect him Lord. Cover him with the Blood of Jesus Christ your Son. Surround him with Your hedge of protection and Your holy wall of fire. Keep him safe, in Jesus name, Amen.""""

Suddenly, Agee became aware of her surroundings again. The ambulance paramedics had arrived to pick up Anya’’’’s body to take it to the morgue. Agee bent over Anya and gently kissed her brow saying, """"Goodbye my young friend."""" and the tears came again. Just as they were loading the stretcher in the back of the ambulance, four teenagers came down the alley and started jeering at the raggedly dressed crowd of street people that had gathered.

One of the teens, Tina snarled, """"That’’’’s how all of you should be..........DEAD."""" Tina felt a twinge in her heart. She’’’’d been slipping away from her church friends and was hanging more and more with whom she was with now. For a moment, tears almost came to her eyes when she remembered what she’’’’d said to that street girl that had come to her church. Tina shook her head and glared at Agee.......""""Who died old biddy?""""
Agee gently looked into Tina’’’’s eyes unwaveringly, as if looking into the windows of her soul and said softly, """"A young girl named Anya. She went to a church close by a few nights ago and she came back withdrawn and now she’’’’s dead.""""

Tina’’’’s heart sank and her voice wavered as she said, """"Which church old lady?""""

Agee again gently looked into the teens eyes and said quietly, """"The church that’’’’s 3 blocks from here. The Pastor, his wife and some of the adults were here while I was in the shelter and they invited Anya. I’’’’ve never seen her so excited and full of anticipation before. But now she’’’’s dead.""""

A scream escaped Tina’’’’s clenched lips as she broke into
a run. """"NO.........NO it can’’’’t be the girl!"""" Tina had only been trying to impress her new found friends that night at church. """"Please God, don’’’’t let it be THAT girl."""" When she finally came to her senses she was standing outside her church and weakly fell back on the stairs. """"PLEASE GOD......OH PLEASE........DON’’’’T let my rebellion and cruelty have claimed someone’’’’s soul! Tina broke into body racking sobs, overwhelmed with grief at what she may have done.......what she may have been responsible for.

As the ambulance drove away, the Holy Spirit gently said to Agee, """"Go to the Church 3 blocks from here."""" and placed an urgency in her spirit. Agee had learned over the years through trial and error to be obedient to the Lord’’’’s voice. She also knew how dangerous it was to venture out this late but she was confident that God would cover her and protect her.

Then the Holy Spirit impressed on her to take Mandy, another street woman who loved the Lord. Mandy lived on Fifth Avenue, two alleys from Agee & Anya.. Pandy Mandy as they lovingly called her was known by the street preachers as a """"prayer warrior"""", quiet, loving and always on her knees! Interestingly enough, Agee looked up and say Mandy walking quickly towards her with an urgency in her step. """"Don’’’’t say a word gentle mamma......let’’’’s go! A soul somewhere is being spiritually battled for.

Agee noted that Mandy had Nan, another prayer warrior with her. Nan had only been on the streets for one year but she had been hungry for the Lord and man did she pray up a storm. Agee could mentally picture the angels doing battle over a soul. """"HURRY"""" Mandy said again....""""HURRY"""" and they quickly went into the darkness towards the church, an eerie, ominous feeling of death in the air.

Tina had finally reached the top of the Church roof and was looking blankly down at the pavement below. Her face was rumpled and saturated with the wetness of the tears she had shed. Then she saw Simon, Veronica and Ned her new found friends. Simultaneously, the three teens looked up and Ned nastily stated, """"Good night tonight.........now there’’’’s a jumper and they commenced taunting her, daring her to JUMP, to end her useless life.

Nan grasped Mandy’’’’s and Agee’’’’s hands in her own gnarled, arthritic fingers and declared, """"Heavenly Father, protect this soul. Keep death away. Keep the evil away. In the name of Jesus Christ your Son, we bind suicide!"""" God had given Nan a vision and in it she clearly saw a young teenage girl on top of a church roof and three teenagers below goading her into jumping. Nan uttered, """"Father, don’’’’t let this soul be lost,"""" and the three women quickened their step.

Luke and Natalie who had become friends were about half a block away from the church they always walked by when they heard cruel, eerie, evil laughter. It gave them goose bumps up the back of their necks and down their spines. Suddenly Luke turned his head. He distinctly heard a soul wrenching sob. Then he saw the figure swaying back and forth at the top of the church. He stood as if his shoes were frozen permanently in place and he knew it was a potential """"jumper"""". Natalie had gone a sickly pallor and barely whispered, """"Father, don’’’’t let her jump!""""

Stunned by what he’’’’d just heard, Luke muttered, """"Whaaaaaaaaaaaaat?"""" Natalie urgently said, """"No
time to explain Luke. If you believe in God at all, pray now that this girl will NOT jump! If she does, she’’’’ll be gone forever!""""

Luke did not quite now what he believed in but he knew that if God was real, then gentle mamma, Mandy, Nan and Natalie all had a large portion of it! Uncertainly he muttered, """"God if you’’’’re real please don’’’’t let her plummet off that roof!"""" Luke felt an urgency deep down inside.....a sense of urgency unlike anything he’’’’d ever felt before. Snapping back to what was unfolding before his eyes he became aware of Natalie who had fallen to her knees on the church steps crying out in Jesus name for God to intervene and prevent this girl from taking her life and as Luke glanced to the other side of the building, he was conscious of three teenagers, a girl and two guys speaking obscenely, provoking the girl on the roof to fall to her death, shouting, """"Jump....get it over with!""""

Suddenly, it was as though a light switch deep inside of him was turned on. Luke remembered a church summer camp he had attended at the age of 16. His mind became flooded with memories of other teens sharing how they
came to know Jesus Christ as their personal saviour and how Jesus had died on the cross for his sins. He remembered in particular the testimonies about different tricks that Satan uses to steal a soul and how the Holy Spirit draws souls to Jesus.

""""Jesus forgive me."""" Luke blurted out. """"Help me to prevent Satan taking a soul to hell"""". """"Show me what I have to do to stop this girl from jumping!"""" An unusual warmth crept into Luke’’’’s soul together with a peace and a sense of purpose he had never experienced before.

Luke looked up and enquired, """"Girl, what’’’’s your name?"""" Wondering why her name would be of any importance at all under the circumstances, through the tears she said, """"Tina"""".

Suddenly the sobs racked her body once more and Tina cried out, """"I can’’’’t live with this shame of knowing that I have caused a soul to be condemned forever. God can’’’’t forgive me for what I’’’’ve done to that girl, Anya""""! """"The entire time I was goading and taunting
her she cowered further and further into the corner of the lower auditorium of the church.....until gasping and holding one hand over her mouth while the other hand was clutching her throat she painfully cried out, """"I know I’’’’m nothing........I’’’’ve been told this my entire life.......by people who should have loved me........but they really didn’’’’t......I know I’’’’m not worth anyone’’’’s love!"""" and she had raced out of the church crying hysterically, her shoulders hunched forward in total defeat.

Luke heard Agee, Mandy and Nan before he saw them. They were doing that thing he always heard them doing! Agee had tried to explain it to him once before that """"that thing"""" was called spiritual warfare, but Luke at that time had muttered, """"Yeah.....Whatever"""" and lumbered away lovingly thinking Agee was a gentle old kook. Now suddenly Luke knew. He knew that if Tina jumped there would be no second chance for her soul! It would be lost in torment forever and Satan would have won! In that same instant, Luke was also aware that Satan had just lost Luke’’’’s own soul.

""""Pray Luke"""" he heard even though he could see no one. Everyone but the three mean teen machines were on their knees as if in a battle. And a battle it was! Definitely a spiritual battle for a soul. The scales suddenly fell off Luke’’’’s spiritual eyes and he realized with a jolt how intense this battle for Tina was. Simon, Veronica and Ned on one hand provoking Tina with verbally abusive language willing her to plunge to her death, an evil gleam in their eyes as if Satan himself were there. On the other hand, Agee (gentle mamma), Mandy, Nan and Natalie were on their knees praying for the blood of Jesus over Tina and binding suicide.

SEE THE CONCLUSION IN NEXT POST
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CONCLUSION to A Soul Somewhere
written by Libby1

""""Pray Luke. Pray"""" he heard again and he dropped to his knees. After but a few moments of praying the same gentle voice said, """"Ask Tina which part she played in her Church presentation last Easter."""" Suddenly Luke realized how someone could quite possibly think they were losing their mind.....hearing voices......Ohhhhhh I think I can understand how Agee’’’’s family would think she was crazy.

""""Tina, which part did you play in your Church presentation last Easter?"""" Shocked into silence for a moment, wondering how he would know she was a part of anything last Easter she stated, """"an orphan named Kimmy who was portrayed as being totally unloveable and unforgivable in the world’’’’s eyes.

Again Luke heard, """"Ask her if the Lord forgave her in the presentation for pushing her friend out of the window."""" Luke asked her and she cried, """"YES"""", but this is not a play, this is real and I’’’’m responsible for causing the death of that street girl, Anya, responsible for aiding in the loss of her soul for the Kingdom of Heaven.
Without warning, Tina’’’’s foot slipped but as she started forward, something or Someone suddenly steadied her and helped her regain her balance.

""""Tina"""" Agee called out to her. """"Do you know just how much God really loves you? He really did send his son, Jesus to die on the cross for every one of our sins. All you’’’’ve got to do is ask him to forgive you and he will.

""""Listen Tina, I’’’’ve not led a totally exemplary lifestyle during my many years, but I continue to experience God’’’’s love and forgiveness each and every day of my life. I love my street children with all my heart. They are all special to me, just like you are to Jesus and Jesus is reaching out to you right now!""""

Nan spoke out emphatically now.....""""Tina, do you remember the other two men who were nailed to crosses the same time as Jesus was? One of these men mocked Jesus while the other stated, """"we deserve to die for our evil deeds, but this man has not done one thing wrong"""". Jesus responded with love to this man and told him """"Today you will be with me in Paradise."""" Tina, Jesus forgave this man and he will certainly forgive you for everything if you will ask him.

Distracted by Agee and Nan, Tina had not noticed that Luke had managed to get to the top of the roof and was slowly inching his way towards her. Luke whispered softly, """"Tina, please can we talk?""""

Realizing they were not going to get the thrill of seeing a
body on the pavement, Simon, Veronica and Ned decided to look for their thrills elsewhere and with parting shots at the girl on the roof to jump, they left.

Turning her head quickly in amazement to place Luke in her line of vision caused Tina to lose her balance. Her foot slipped again off the edge of the roof and her right hand was grasping at air. She knew this was it. Crying out, """"Jesus, help me, forgive me"""" caused a major chain of events to unfold, witnessed by Tina, Luke and the group of women below. This miracle would be shared by Tina in the years to come for God had hand picked her to have a ministry with the homeless who lived on the streets.

Tina literally felt two hands firmly placed on her shoulders and she was able to regain her balance. She heard the voice of Jesus say, """"Child, I love you"""".

By this time, Luke had drawn himself as close to Tina as safely possible. He heard a still, quiet voice instruct him to reach out his hand to her. He was still having difficulty absorbing the miracle he’’’’d just witnessed. He’’’’d seen Tina lose her footing and knew she should have fallen. Then he witnessed Jesus placing his hands firmly on her shoulders and gently place her safely back on the roof. """"Wow, he thought.....gentle mamma sure has some explaining to do!""""

Tina, sobbing and shaking uncontrollably took Luke’’’’s extended hand. He pulled her further to safety and held her close until her sobs subsided.

Agee, Mandy, Nan and Natalie started praising the Lord, thanking him for his amazing grace and his mercy. What a victory!

Once they were safely on the ground, Abee held Tina, rocking her like a baby while she quietly witnessed and prayed with her.

Luke, still scratching his head in wonderment was realizing how virtually impossible it was for anyone to be on the roof of the church at all without a safety rope being attached to them! Looking at Abee he sputtered, """"How.......ummmmmmmmm......ohhhhhhh my."""" Abee, her face glowing and peaceful shook her head at Luke and warmly stated, Luke you have just been an important instrument in a miracle.
Later, while standing around a barrel in the alley warming their hands over the fire that was burning from old newspapers, boxes etc., Abee, Mandy, Nan, Natalie
and Luke heard the still, quiet voice of the Holy Spirit urging them to....""""Go quickly to the old water tower at the end of River Road......pray!"""" The group looked at each other and Abee said........""""A SOUL SOMEWHERE""""

As they walked together down the alley to the street Natalie exclaimed """"SHHHHHHH"""" Nan threw her arms up exclaiming """"Praise the Lord! Will you listen to that?"
In the stillness of the night the most beautiful song was playing......Abee recognized the old hymn as being written in 1897 and the title: The Broken Pinion.


NOTE: THE DEFINITION OF PINION IS """"WING"""". THE BROKEN WING.

This is an extreme ROUGH first draft.............but it is a passion within my heart.

God Bless
Your Sister in Christ
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