The Woman at the Store

One day Charity suddenly broke out in a rash across her face and body. She believed it was an

allergic reaction and said that eating chocolate usually helped clear it up, so I rushed to the store

to buy some.

As I approached the entrance, a woman standing near the door stopped me and said something

unexpected.

“If you bring her to me, I will heal her.”

I was caught completely off guard.

“Who?” I asked.

“Your girlfriend,” she replied. “I know she’s sick. It’s me. I’m in another body. I can heal her.”

By that time I had already started walking into the store, confused and trying to understand what

had just happened.

How did she know Charity was sick?

Why would she say something like that to me?

I walked through the store replaying the moment in my mind. When I came back outside, the

woman was gone.

She had disappeared.

Looking back, I realized that moment still carried meaning even though I did not fully

understand it.

According to God’s plan, Charity became sick, which led me to the store, where I encountered

this woman who spoke words that only someone aware of the situation could have known.

It reminded me of the words in Mark 13:21–23, where Jesus warns that many signs and wonders

will appear, and we must discern them carefully.

The moment did not dramatically change my life, but it became another reminder that the

spiritual world sometimes intersects with the physical in ways we cannot easily explain.

And it added to the pattern of experiences that continued shaping my understanding of how God

moves within the details of life.