I was driving home from work when I noticed this young man dressed in black, on a bridge sitting on top of the fence which served as a barrior to keep people from falling off the edge. I asked the Lord if this was a problem and if I should stop. I felt as though I should keep going, so I did. But when I got to the end of the bridge I felt an urgency to stop so I pulled over in a motel parking lot at the end of the bridge.
I started walking down the sidewalk on the bridge asking the Lord what this was all about. I knew the Lord wanted me down there but I did not know why. I figure the young man was either contemplating suicide or he was just messing around. By the time I reached him he was now standing there looking out through the fence.
I walked up to him and put my hand on his back and said your going to think this is strange but the Lord told me to come down here. With that he started to tell me he couldnt take it any more, that he was mixed up in drugs, didnt have a job or a place to live.We only got a couple minutes into this when a police car pulled up at the end of the bridge which was about a half block away. The young man started to walk fast in the opposite direction down the sidewalk. I followed behind him. Within a matter of seconds another police car pulled right next to him with a screeching halt. The young man went for the fence. He made it as far as getting one foot to the top of the fence, just a push off away to his likely death when I leaped at him, wrapped my arms around his waist and pulled him down.
The police took hold of him, and one of the police officers looked at
me and said thank you for being there. I told the police officer not to
thank me but to thank the Lord because he had me come down there. He looked
at me like he thought he might have a wacko on his hands. The other
two officers were busy handcuffing the young man ( proceedure I suppose
) when I walked over and asked if I could pray for h
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