> 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 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."
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