Thursday, May 30, 2024

Patricia's Lost and Found Ring

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.  Mark 11:24 (NIV)

 Patricia and Lula Bell were writing encouragements in Bibles to hand out to the graduates at Hayesville High School.  Eighty four seniors were to graduate and invited to the Baccalaureate Service at Truett Church. The women were in the conference room working, but decided to place the boxes in the pastor's office.

The boxes of Bibles were very heavy.  Patricia almost dropped them on the pastor's desk.  When one box slipped from her hand, it ripped the emerald set from her ring.  She and Lula Bell searched everywhere for the set.  They looked on the desk, got on the floor, couldn't find it anywhere.  Now this was a special ring and Patricia was distraught that she had lost it.

She and Lula Bell prayed that they would find the ring.

Patricia went home, put on her pajamas and prayed again that she would find her ring.  The next morning, she got up and something was sparkling on the floor.  She thought it was a lightning bug and got a tissue to pick it up.  

When she picked up the hard object, Patricia gasped.  It was the emerald set to her ring.  She lifted a prayer of praise because God had answered her and Lula Bell's prayer.

Finding the ring was like sweet music to Patricia's ears, but she wasn't surprised.  Nothing was too hard for God! 

I believe in praying for simple things even to finding a precious ring.


3 comments:

Elaine/Muddling Through said...

So do I, Brenda! Thank you for sharing this wonderful tale of the lost and found emerald! God is good!

BVLW said...

When nothing else seems to work, then prayer brings me through. BVLW

Eggs In My Pocket said...

I so believe as well! Such a heartwarming story! Where would we be without our prayers and our faith??