When Strangers Become Prayer Partners

When Strangers Become Prayer Partners - Karen Orfitelli A man for whom a woman requested God s blessings turns up in an unexpected setting. Jumping out of my car, I clutched yet another envelope addressed to yet another personnel manager. Maybe this time... More

When Strangers Become Prayer Partners - Karen Orfitelli A man for whom a woman requested God s blessings turns up in an unexpected setting. Jumping out of my car, I clutched yet another envelope addressed to yet another personnel manager. Maybe this time I’ll get a call, I thought as I ran into the post office. My job search had started a couple months back, when I’d learned that the university where I’d worked for two years would be eliminating my position. Yet no matter how many résumés I sent out, I didn’t get a single response. I left the post office and headed to work. I came to the busy intersection I passed through every morning and scanned the faces of the pedestrians and schoolchildren waiting for the Walk signal. Will I see my “friend” today? I wondered. I craned my neck. He was near the rear of the pack. His legs seemed too short for his body, and he wobbled and swayed as he shuffled toward the opposite curb. His beard was flecked with gray and his weathered face Less