A Direct Line

Shirley, an acquaintance of mine, had been enjoying the solitude of a remote corner of a town park when she suddenly felt faint. Quickly, she reached for her mobile phone and dialled; yet she could not get a signal strong enough for the call to be completed. As her vision faded to black, she cried out, ‘God, help me!’

Shirley woke up shortly afterwards in the back of an ambulance on its way to the hospital. At the moment she had lost consciousness, two emergency medical workers had arrived at the same corner of the park to eat their lunch. What some call coincidence, Shirley calls an answer to prayer.

Sometimes, we think we need to be in a specific place or to utter the proper prayers for God to hear us. But we don’t need a special signal to contact him. No matter where we are, God is within reach. When we call out to him, he will hear.

Prayer: Gracious Father, even the simplest prayer spoken in the remotest place reaches you. Thank you for this sure and wonderful gift. Amen