Anna<\/p>\n
For some reason I have always liked nuns<\/p>\n
I feel a sense of peace when I am near them and therein lies a short tale<\/p>\n
About twenty years ago I found myself at Chippenham Railway Station in Wiltshire and noticed a tiny aged nun struggling badly with a huge suitcase<\/p>\n
I immediately offered her my assistance and three hernia’s later we were outside the railway station waiting for her taxi<\/p>\n
I stayed with the nun as she was from the Newcastle area and was totally unfamiliar with the town and Wiltshire in general<\/p>\n
It was while the taxi driver was getting his hernia that this lovely woman cupped her tiny sparrow like hands around mine and blessed me which I found rather moving<\/p>\n
But little did I know that within the hour this would have a profound effect on my well being<\/p>\n
In short I am always incredibly careful when crossing roads but on that day for some unknown reason I was Dolly Daydream.<\/p>\n
I crossed without care and suddenly noticed that I was in the path of a speeding car<\/p>\n
The driver hit his anchors straight away and I leapt backwards and the drama was over<\/p>\n
After apologising to the car driver for being such a chump I began thinking how close I had been to being a piece of\u00a0 roadkill<\/p>\n
This was not a nice thought<\/p>\n
I had a coffee to calm me down and then found a nearby church to offer a prayer<\/p>\n
Even today I think of this nun and her blessing and wonder<\/p>\n
God works in mysterious ways I am told<\/p>\n
Was it just a coincidence or was I blessed on that cold February day.<\/p>\n
Who knows but I never went out with Dolly Daydream again<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Rupert<\/p>\n
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