I hope when you look at the picture I posted you see exactly what I am intending. I want you to see a car with not a scratch on it! Is that what you saw? Let me explain... First let me ask your prayers for two families who's cars do not look as mine does. I was in the middle of a wreck today, I mean literally in the middle of a wreck, but came out without a scratch! I was on my way home from taking Hattie to Camp Sumatanga when the pick-up truck I was following turned left into on-coming traffic! It hit the car, spun it around and hit another car. Why I am even blogging about this is because I was the car in between the two cars hit by that truck. I slid to the side of road and asked God to take control, and He did! You can call 911 on a cell phone! I did immediately, but had no idea where to tell them the wreck occurred. By the grace of God, I told enough about my surroundings that they were able to figure out where I was. By now, a few other cars had stopped. I crossed the street to find a tangle of cars. As I tried my best to comfort the people, they became more than frantic passengers. There was a young uninsured mother, 3 months pregnant, who started this chain reaction by turning for a split second to hand her crying 1 year old a bottle in the back seat. The other 2 cars were 3 generations of a family traveling together. Sadie was around 85 years old and still grieving from the loss of husband last week. Sadie's daughter, 60ish, having chest pains but too concerned about her dog that had run out of the car and into the woods to care about herself. Sadie's grandson and his wife, 30ish, reaching out to all of the above. There were men in the street throwing debris to the side of the road to keep another accident from happening. After staying as long as I could, I went back to my car, sat down and cried. I cried for lives disrupted but saved. I cried for the much too close call I just witnessed. I just cried. I am writing this just hours after the wreck. I am still teary eyed and confused. I know all will be better for me in the morning but I just can't shake my thoughts of the other 2 families affected. I pray for them tonight as they hopefully are resting and recovering. God is good... all the time!
2 comments:
WOW! "God was with you!" Next time pray for something funny or cute to write about.
I can't wait to keep up with the O'Hara happenings! Keep writing!
Julianne, I have to say I somewhat know what you are feeling. Last night on my drive home from the lake, we were going through a horrible downpour with wind and lightning. Long story, short - an 18-wheeler crossed through a guard rail and the median into two other lanes of the interstate - opposing traffic! Well, we came on it JUST after it happened, and I was in one of the two lanes in which the truck stopped. I then saw 2 other cars on the other side of the interstate who had crashed. I am scared to think the truck ran over another, because I witnessed the passenger and driver of the truck rush out of the cab and frantically look under the truck. I was too mesmerized at the time to even think about that until later. So, I can recognize your praise and thankfulness to God at your sparing AND the consuming thoughts of the others involved. I kept going while calling 911. I didn't get personal with the situation. You did and were! I will pray for you and your thoughts. God is good - in the little and BIG things - ALL the time!
Post a Comment