Please Give Me A Sign

By Kay Heitsch

Years ago, I had a special friend named Judy. We used to walk in our neighborhood almost every day. We shared our lives together, and the following story is one she shared with me.

Judy had three teenage daughters. They were very active in sports. Judy and her soon-to-be ex-husband, Tony, would attend their sporting events. Although they did not sit together.

One night, Judy walked to the gym door to leave after one of the basketball games. She looked out the door and saw that it was raining hard, and her umbrella was in the van. Judy started to walk to her van without her umbrella. The rain was cold, and as it hit her face, she pulled her coat around herself, trying to stay warm.

Suddenly, a car whizzed, splashing water from a puddle all over her. She looked up and saw that the driver was Tony. He never even stopped to offer her a lift to her car. Thoughts of the past came to her mind. How well she remembered Tony picking her up at the gym door. She remembered their high school years when they were sweethearts. How had it come to this?

When Judy finally reached the van, she looked at the gas gauge. She could see she was low on gas—not lower than Judy felt that night. She felt unloved. Then she prayed, "Lord, do You love me? If You still love me, give me a sign."

Judy left the parking lot and headed for the nearest gas station. She pulled up to the gas pump. She looked down as she opened the van door and put her foot on the ground to get out. There on the dirty, wet pavement was a beautiful pink rosary. Judy picked the rosary up and held it to her chest. Here was her "sign" that the Lord did care and loved her.

Judy shared this remarkable story with me the next day when we walked. I was awestruck by how the Lord used this rosary to express His love for her.

Judy was Catholic, and I was Protestant. This experience taught me that God knows each of us personally. He knew a rosary would comfort Judy when she needed it most.

God gave her a "sign" and used a rosary to do it, a "sign" that she would recognize. The Bible says For the Father knows what you need before you ask. Matthew 6:8

God certainly knows how to show us His love when we need it.