Beauty For Ashes

Stories of Redemption and Restoration

The Place Where God Met Me

The fumes of hydrochloric acid drifted into my nose and swirled in curls around my body. Instinct took over, and I jumped into the pool. Holding my phone above the water with one hand, I swam toward the far edge, away from the stinging air. My clothes floated around me as I reached the shallow end and found my footing. I placed the phone on a dry patch, then began examining myself. I needed to get past the shock and determine whether the adrenaline was hiding any pain.

Earlier that morning, at six o’clock, I had gone to balance the pool and discovered that the acid bottle was missing. I waited for the shops to open, bought another bottle and placed it in the usual storage area.

That afternoon, when I lifted it, hydrochloric acid began spurting through the container like water from a showerhead, spraying across my clothes. In that moment, I was not responding from peace or clear thought. I was operating entirely from fear.

As I stood there soaking in the water, waiting for a friend to return with a safe container, I had no idea that this moment would come to represent so much more than a damaged bottle. By then, the foundations beneath several areas of my life had already begun to fracture. My plans, my work, my community, my sense of safety and even my understanding of God were all being shaken……………………..

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My chapter, “The Place Where God Met Me,” is in Beauty for Ashes, Volume 2.

Beauty for Ashes is a two-volume collection of real stories of redemption and restoration from 20 authors.

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