By When I was 18 years old, I floated down the Snake River on an inner tube. Jay, my boyfriend at the time, shouted, “Eileen! Get away from the culvert!”
I glanced at him across the river and replied, “What’s a culvert?”
Calm, placid water surrounded me as I drew near the edge of the river. I saw Jay paddling toward me.
Moments later, I felt the undercurrent pulling me through the inner tube. I thrashed my arms and legs as I fought to free myself.
The force pulled me into an underwater cement tunnel with rushing water. I had no idea what was happening or how to escape this water-filled tomb.
Suddenly I was catapulted out of the tunnel, and pulled myself over to the shore.
As I gasped for air, I turned and saw Jay tumble from the tunnel and pull himself out of the flowing water. “You’re alive! I’m alive!” he shouted.
“Yes, we are Jay.”
Jay asked, “Do you realize we were just saved by angels?”
I shook my head. “Yes, I guess we were, but I’m not sure what just happened.”
“Eileen, don’t you know what a culvert is?”
“No, Jay. Tell me.”
He took my hand and said, “A culvert is an underwater cement tunnel at the side of rivers. It diverts some of the water to help farmers irrigate their fields. An iron grate is built into the far side to trap tree limbs, debris and small animals to keep them from clogging the irrigation ditches.”
My eyes widened. “And people too?”
He nodded. “Yes, if they are unfortunate enough to get trapped in a culvert.”
“How did we get through that iron grate?” I asked, feeling shaken and astounded.
“The grate wasn’t down, Eileen,” he said as he pulled me into his arms and hugged me. “I have never seen or heard of a culvert grate being lifted.”
I whispered, “I’m glad our angels know how to lift culvert grates on the Snake River.”
Angel expert Sunny Dawn Johnston says…
“Eileen’s story is a powerful reminder that divine protection is always near,” Sunny Dawn Johnston, Angel Expert & CEO of School of Light, has created a movement dedicated to spiritual, personal, and business growth. Discover comprehensive, transformative education at www.SchoolOfLight.biz. “A seemingly ordinary day on the river turned into a life-threatening situation, yet unseen hands intervened in a way that defied logic. The fact that the grate was lifted just at the right moment is no coincidence. Guardian angels work in mysterious ways, guiding us away from danger, sometimes even making the impossible happen. Their experience is a testament to the unseen forces that surround us, stepping in when we need them most. We are never truly alone.”
