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A young university student was home for the summer. She
>had gone to visit
>> >some friends one evening and time passed quickly as each
>shared their
>> >various experiences of the past year. She ended up staying
>longer than
>> >planned, and had to walk home alone. 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 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 his
>> >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 Diane for her bravery and 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."
>had gone to visit
>> >some friends one evening and time passed quickly as each
>shared their
>> >various experiences of the past year. She ended up staying
>longer than
>> >planned, and had to walk home alone. 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 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 his
>> >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 Diane for her bravery and 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."