I like to pray but most of my prayers are short. I wish though I could pray longer and pray more - except that my mind wanders far and away when I pray alone.
When I drive, my bare minimum is praying "Angel of God" or "Memorare". I told you, my prayers are super short. 😄 But even if my prayers are short, I've experienced a lot of little miracles on the road (though I attribute these miracles more to my mom who's very prayerful. I wonder what happened to me? 😂).
What kind of miracles on the road? For example, in all the instances when I've experienced a flat tire or a dead engine, it's always at home, in a gas station, near a gas station, or in a safe place where there are people who could help me. And in the few times when I've caught myself almost dozing off while driving, for whatever reason, my body involuntarily jerks or my foot involuntary puts pressure on the brake pedal - and that just saves me from hitting the vehicle in front of me. I was talking to an uber driver one time and this was his exact description of his experiences too. Amazing.
Anyway, the other weekend, at noon, traffic was slow moving and my car was on stop. We were all hungry and so looking forward to reach home for lunch. Suddenly, there was a loud thud and we realized the rear of my car has been hit. My initial thought bubble was - "Oh no, my hungry tummy has to wait longer!!!" 😂
Then I looked into the rearview mirror and saw a big red pick-up. My second thought bubble was - "Uh-oh, the damage must be big!" 😓😢
I went out afraid to look at the rear and approached the driver who was embarrassed and apologetic. When I finally looked at the rear - I couldn't find any dent or scrape! I told the driver everything's ok and just reminded him to drive more carefully. I didn't even get his name, plate number or contact details.
When I got home, I scanned my car's rear again and just spotted these tiny dot-sized scratches on my bumper (if you can even spot them on the photo below).
Amazing, right? I'm not the type of person who gets emotionally affected when my car gets scratches so it's all good. What's important to me is no one got hurt and ... lunch wasn't delayed. Wahaha.... 😂
Anyway, this bumper miracle reminded me of another miracle from years ago. One time, an aunt asked me to drive for her and shortly after I dropped her off, a vehicle bumped my rear and there was a big, long dent on the bumper! It was my first time to be alone in a car accident and I didn't know what to do. Since there was no policeman nearby, we were advised to go to the city hall to file a police report.
When we reached the police headquarters, the police officers asked us what was the matter so I relayed to them the story of how the other car bumped me and described to them the big damage on my bumper. When we all looked at my bumper, there was no longer a dent! The bumper bounced back to its original shape. Haha.... 😂 The police officers were scratching their heads - they probably thought I was crazy! Haha... The other driver couldn't also believe how the dent disappeared.
So what's the key takeaway? Don't forget to pray - no matter how short the prayer is and no matter how short the ride is. :)
