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Protection and Serenity

"The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him, and He delivers them" (Psalm 34:7).

A few years ago I was driving home from a birthday party. It was raining and dark. I came to an intersection and was driving through when the light turned yellow. At that exact moment, a car turned left through the intersection and drove right in front of me. I didn't even have time to put on the brakes. I hit the car.

I never had an accident before and had always dreaded the thought of it. When the car stopped moving, I sat there a little dazed and prayed,

"Lord, I've never had an accident before, what do I do now?" I had just finished my prayer when a man came to the car and asked, "Are you OK?"

I told him that I was, but I wasn't sure what to do next. He said he would call the police.

The front of my car was buckled and steaming so I got out to look things over. The damage was extensive and I realized the car was probably a write off. The incredible thing about that evening was that I was perfectly calm. The Lord surrounded me with such calmness that I knew it was a miracle. I remember thinking,

"I think I'm supposed to be crying or something."

The police called my husband, our daughter and son-in-law. They were more shaken up than I was. I was able to be at work the next day. Recognizing God's protection and peace in traumatic circumstances, I rejoiced and was filled with overwhelming love for Him.

Dear God, thank You for surrounding and filling us with Your peace. Thank You for sending people when we need help. Thank You for your presence. Thank You that You never leave or forsake us. Amen.

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Katherine Kehler has been a staff member with Campus Crusade for Christ for 30 years. An innovator and entrepreneur, she has launched and developed many successful ministries. Among them are Canadian Prayer Alert, Women In Leadership, Women Today, Women Today Magazine and Women Today Online. Katherine has written and published a book, When Dreams Come True:  Women Today Online. In October of the same year she was included in The Celebration of Women, a book that profiled influential Christian leaders from around the world.