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 shortcut 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 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 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 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 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." Moral of the story:

Don't underestimate the power of Prayer! Gives ya goose bumps, doesn't it!

I've been in situations where things could have gone wrong, but they didn't. And I've felt a presence with me, since I was a little girl.

I thank you for this story, it's beautiful, while also tragic, and inspiring that one can believe we are not alone, if it works and makes one feel comfort in walking through their life. The label's one applies on the journey is strictly personal.

that's a beautiful story Next. Thank you so much for sharing. Really...thank you.

>sigh< You should really check out the "glurge gallery" on Snopes.com

The story appears there, and has absolutely no basis in fact.

And, all it illustrates is that those of a particular religion feel comfortable showing all the bad things that will happen to "non believers". I mean really, if there is such a diety that takes such a personal interest in the hairless monkeys on this planet, why would he/she/it allow such a terrrible ordeal to bypass one young woman, but let some other poor innocent suffer?

pah. glurge gives me gas.

Thank you for sharing that story. I have heard and personally witnessed such protection. Many will never understand that we are not alone in our walk within the mortal coil. Help is always available to those that sincerely ask.
All The Best
Irish

Guy on the street... probably hopped up on drugs or drunk (seeing more then one object) and/or she wasn't his type.

That's wierd. Good story though.

it's probably mde up... alot of these stories are... This is like email spam! I hate that crap!