Song for Sunday and Miracle for Monday... even though it's Tuesday

This last Sunday we sang a song I've always liked, but it has gained more meaning to me recently.

The song is "A Shield about Me".
It comes from Psalm 3:3, and I'm sure many people can personally apply it to their lives in different ways.
"Thou, O Lord, are a shield about me; you're my glory and the lifter of my head."

Now when I hear this song, I think of my beautiful friend Rachel who survived a serious car accident a couple months ago.

photo by jenmphotography.com

She was riding in a Jeep with some friends and was not wearing her seat belt, and they were rear ended on the interstate. She flew out of the back window and was thrown down the road about 25 yards. She landed by the interstate median and could hear her friends screaming for her. She didn't really realize she was hurt until she tried to stand up. She had bruises and road rash on her arms, head, and back and 3 pelvic fractures, but it's AMAZING she lived through it.

The car was totaled and her seat was crushed. Rachel is very tall and can't explain how she fit through the window. She felt as if an angel was watching over her and pulled her out. Also, a man was riding a bike down the side of the interstate at the same time as the wreck. He happened to be a doctor, and he stayed with her until the ambulance came. The doctors and nurses who cared for her after the wreck called her a "living miracle" and couldn't explain how she was doing so well. She did have a couple of difficult weeks after the wreck and had to use a walker for a while. Now she is walking well, and you would never suspect she had just survived a serious wreck. Most of her scars are hidden under her hair and clothes, but she does have one scar that is visible to anyone - a red heart shaped scar on her right hand.

I'm very thankful my friend and those who were with her in the car are alive and well!
God is so good!

Here is a picture of the car.

Here is a picture of Rachel still smiling after the wreck!

"But you, O Lord, are a shield about me; you're my glory and the lifter of my head. To the Lord I cry aloud, and he answers me from his holy hill. I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me." Psalm 3:3-5

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