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In honor of my sister\u2019s birthday, I pass along this story from alert reader Jim Horn\u2026<\/p>\n

$\"hells\"$ <\/a><\/p>\n

A flustered woman hurried to the pharmacy to get medication for her
\nsick child, got back to her car and saw that she had locked her keys
\ninside. She found a rusty coat hanger on the ground, looked at it and
\nsaid to herself, \u201cI don\u2019t know how to use this.\u201d<\/p>\n

Not knowing what to do, the woman bowed her head and asked God
\nfor help. Within a few minutes a rough-looking, tattooed man on an old
\nmotorcycle wearing a skull rag pulled up. He got off of his bike and
\nasked if he could help.<\/p>\n

She said: \u201cMy daughter is sick and I must get home with this medicine,
\nbut I\u2019ve locked my keys in my car. Please, can you use this hanger to
\nopen the car?\u201d<\/p>\n

The man said, \u201cSure.\u201d He walked over to the car, and in a few seconds
\nit was open. She hugged him and through tears said, \u201cThank you, God,
\nfor sending me such a very nice man.\u201d<\/p>\n

The man heard her little prayer and replied, \u201cLady, I am not a nice man.
\nI just got out of prison yesterday after serving time for car theft.\u201d <\/p>\n

The woman hugged the man again, sobbing, \u201cOh, thank you, God!
\nYou even sent me a professional!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"