Jun. 5, 2009
A sign from God??
Last saturday I was running in the next neighborhood over. I ran by a house where a man was outside sitting in a wheelchair with a bandaged leg. It looked like he had recently lost his leg. He was staring up at the American flag on a pole in his yard. Since memorial day was just a few days earlier I got the sense that he might have been in the military and lost his leg in service. He had the typical military haircut. A man was talking to him when I first ran by. When I came by the second time he was alone, still staring at the flag.
A part of me wanted to go up and talk to him, find out if he was in the military and thank him for his service. But I was too intimidated to do so. I came home. As I thought about it more I thought about going to his home and knocking on his door to meet him...or writing a letter and putting it in his mailbox. What would I say? I would ask if he was a military member and say after I first saw him I have prayed for him frequently....and ask to hear what had happened if he wanted to talk.
I would thank him for his service and I would tell him that I am planning to run my first half-marathon in September....it's on Set 12th and it's sponsored by the Air Force Association. I believe God gives us desires and plans to make a difference in the world and in people's lives. Often we stick to our our groups and don't do anything different. I wanted to run the race in honor of the military members who have fought and sacrificed and done what they can to make our worlds better. The day after I felt that was the day I saw him and I wonder if God was pointing me to him? Maybe I could ask him if it's ok if I ran the race in honor of him? Do you think this is too weird? Or should I do it? Is it best to write a letter or to go knock on his door?
What do you think?
Marie
ETA: I talked to hubby tonight. He thought I should use his address to try to find his name - try to find out if he is in the military and check newspapers for stories of him being injured. So I think I have his name now, but searching one newspaper came up with nothing. The other newspaper has a America at war and war at home column, but they are redoing their website and all the links are broken! ARGH> Not sure if I'll be able to find the info I want. I may have to do it the old - fashioned way and go meet him sometime!
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A part of me wanted to go up and talk to him, find out if he was in the military and thank him for his service. But I was too intimidated to do so. I came home. As I thought about it more I thought about going to his home and knocking on his door to meet him...or writing a letter and putting it in his mailbox. What would I say? I would ask if he was a military member and say after I first saw him I have prayed for him frequently....and ask to hear what had happened if he wanted to talk.
I would thank him for his service and I would tell him that I am planning to run my first half-marathon in September....it's on Set 12th and it's sponsored by the Air Force Association. I believe God gives us desires and plans to make a difference in the world and in people's lives. Often we stick to our our groups and don't do anything different. I wanted to run the race in honor of the military members who have fought and sacrificed and done what they can to make our worlds better. The day after I felt that was the day I saw him and I wonder if God was pointing me to him? Maybe I could ask him if it's ok if I ran the race in honor of him? Do you think this is too weird? Or should I do it? Is it best to write a letter or to go knock on his door?
What do you think?
Marie
ETA: I talked to hubby tonight. He thought I should use his address to try to find his name - try to find out if he is in the military and check newspapers for stories of him being injured. So I think I have his name now, but searching one newspaper came up with nothing. The other newspaper has a America at war and war at home column, but they are redoing their website and all the links are broken! ARGH> Not sure if I'll be able to find the info I want. I may have to do it the old - fashioned way and go meet him sometime!
Copyright 2009PumpkinsMomma
