Not sure if this link will work, but it contains a story (picked up by Drudge) where a 19 year old girl was hit in her car head-on by a drunk driver in Missouri a day or two ago.
The car was crushed so badly rescuers were not able to get the severely injured girl out, and they were amazed she was still alive anyway. As they frantically worked, she began to lose conciousness and her vital signs were fading. She looked at the men and asked if they could just stop for a minute and pray. They consented- but were suddenly joined by a man in Roman Catholic priest apparel with anointing oil. The priest prayed, and told the men that their equipment would now work to free the woman. It did, the woman survived.
When they turned to thank the priest, he was gone. Many pictures were taken of the scene, but the priest did not appear in any of them. One second he was there- despite that the area was sealed off from the public- and the next second he was gone. No one recognized him.
Naturally there is no proof that this was the appearance of an angel, we are left with the speculations of the local witnesses. But if this was an angelic visitation, I am intrigued by the form in which he appeared- a priest!
The story does not elaborate on the woman's personal spiritual perspectives, whether she was Catholic or of any other particular denomination.
A few years ago, the country was swept up in reading a book called "The Shack." It was a masterfully written novel that dealt with the concept of reconciling one's violently broken spirit due to a heinous crime. A man had lost a young daughter to a vicious rape/ murder, and ended up in a quasi-vision experience where he met God and went into the issues tormenting his angry broken heart.
But the lead character, "Father God," was in the form of a rotund black woman.
My daughter, a flight attendant at the time, said she could look down the aisle of the planes in those days and see multiple copies of the book in the hands of the passengers, serious faces and tears streaming down, kleenex in action. People devoured this book that made a serious portrayal of the character of God, but my pastor and others decried the book because they didn't like the portrayal.
Where am I going here?
Just this, that God does not wait for our preconceived notions to do His mighty works. He will appear as He wishes, will confound the wise at every turn. His children will come as children, believing in the simplicity of the Savior, receiving his gifts without first filtering what is seen through strict doctrinal parameters.
Any thoughts?
