This is a powerful story and I felt compelled to share it. As you read, who might you be? Bill (the one who lived it)? Mary, his wife? The young woman? What would you do in such a situation – would faith or fear carry you through?
I recently read a blog post that reminded me of an incident that occurred a few years after Mary and I were married.
I was working for a company that required me to be on-call for one week per month. This was a few years before cell phones were readily available so we still used pagers. I still remember the sick feeling I’d get when I would hear that annoying beeping noise in the middle of the night or during holiday celebrations. I had to drop everything and immediately drive the 30+ miles to work.
Around two o’clock one morning, that annoying beeping noise woke us from a dead sleep. After walking over to the sink and splashing cold water on my face, I called the answering service and heard the message that I was needed at work right away.
While getting dressed, I opened my wallet and discovered that…
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Well, I don’t know what to make of this story. I feel badly for everyone involved. I would not likely give a ride to anyone I didn’t know, since I am a woman and don’t feel that I am equipped to fight off an attacker under most scenarios. I would certainly lock myself in my car, keep the alleged victim in sight and call the police on his/her behalf.
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That sounds like a good plan, Beth; you’re right, it’s different for women. Plus we do have cell phones now… I wonder what became of the victim? I hope she recovered from the trauma…
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