She wasn't accustomed to getting nervous before speaking in public, but for some reason this time was different. She was downright scared—until she thought about her audience in a new way.
Would you reach, uninvited, into a stranger's stash of cookies to help yourself? If not, you might want to think twice before reaching, uninvited, into others' affairs to set them straight.
What's needed in response to emergencies varies from case to case. But prayer is always needed—first and foremost. Read how people have found this "first response" to be effective.
Sometimes fear of reprisal keeps people from reporting suspicious situations. Not so in this case, where a report led to an arrest—and to a return to normality in her neighborhood.