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Angels on the Path

" Now as Jacob went on his way,  the angels of God met him. "  --Genesis 32:1 (NASB1995) "𝐼𝑑 𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘‘β„Ž π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ πΊπ‘œπ‘‘ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘  π‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’ 𝑒𝑠 π‘€π‘Žπ‘™π‘˜ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ 𝑀𝑒 π‘ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘™π‘™   f 𝑖𝑛𝑑 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘›π‘”π‘’π‘™π‘  π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ 𝑒𝑠."    --Alexander Maclaren Long ago, one wintry night, I was driving alone on a curvy state road. It was snowing and worsening. Snow had begun to stick, and the road was getting slippery. Suddenly, I felt the back right end of the car losing grip. The tire slipped onto the shoulder. I wasn't speeding, but I was fishtailing out of control. Then, just as suddenly, the car was back on the road. I have very little recollection of how that happened. My theology doesn't allow me to believe I have a personal guardian angel. But I am sure of this: it wasn't my driving skills that nudged that car back on the road. That's my story, and I've stuck to it for five decades now. Alexander Maclaren wrote: "𝐼𝑑 𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ ...