The following is a former winner of the Amazing but Incredibly True Story Contest.
Copyright Marica Yrineo, 1997
I left the office in tears. It was late again, about 8:30 pm. Another 15 hour day at work. Depressed, frustrated, and dog tired, I started my car and headed down Jefferson to Wayne Street, following my usual route home. As I approached the street where I usually turn left, I noticed a police car blocking the lane I would need to turn into. I decided to go up to the next block before turning. While waiting at the light, I leaned my head on the steering wheel and said a short prayer out loud. "Lord, please send me a sign that things are going to get better. I don't know how much more I can take."
The light changed and I looked up. At the end of the dead end street where I would be turning left in the next block was a statue I had never noticed before. It was the most glorious WHITE ANGEL shimmering in the small spotlights pointed up to its outspread wings. It seemed almost real glowing in the darkness, and it was incredibly large. It was so beautiful it comforted me instantly. It was only a statue, but I knew that it was the sign I had just asked God for. I told Him "Thank you," and went home with a much lighter heart.
The next day I went to work and told my boss what I had seen, and how funny it was that I had never noticed such a beautiful statue before as I travel that road so often. She smiled and said, "You never saw it before because it isn't there. I'm sure I would remember it if it was." On the way home that night I drove the same route. She's right. On that dead end road sits a rather large Catholic church with a very small green marble statue of the Virgin Mary.
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