Testimony of Healing June 15, 2015 Issue

Protected from danger, freed from lingering anxiety

Colleen Coleman Lester

Spiritual intuition—a clear, calm sense of divine direction and guidance—is something I’ve come to value and completely trust. This spiritual sense is inherent in all of us as the cherished children of God. In times of need—great and small—when I’ve turned to God and quietly listened, I’ve experienced what the prophet Isaiah said in the Bible: “And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left” (Isaiah 30:21).

A number of years ago, I had an opportunity to prove the spiritual power of these words in an unexpected way. After the passing of my father, I wanted some time to myself to pray to better understand him as God’s eternal, spiritual child and to heal the sadness in my heart. I rode my motorcycle to a lovely state park—it was a gorgeous spring day—and I found a sun-warmed wall overlooking a quiet lake—a perfect place to think and pray.

Lost in thought, I suddenly realized a man was standing quite close, on a gentle slope above me. He appeared agitated, switching his weight from foot to foot and then pacing back and forth. His presence made me uncomfortable and edgy. Within a matter of moments, however, the discomfort grew into a numbing terror. I sensed that I was in grave danger of sexual assault.

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