“Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels” (Hebrews 13:2 NKJV)

Many of you know that I have a real craving for motorcycles. We all agree that riding motorcycles is a risky endeavor. Each time my friends and I got together to go riding we referred to the activity as going to ‘Dodge Cars’, which is a large part of the sport. Living in the Dallas/Fort Worth area we had to be good at this crazy sport. Riding a motorcycle on a crowded interstate is like running with the bulls. Many times, I found myself in some real tight spots, but each time G3D’s favor kept me from a serious accident.

One summer in 2002 I customized my favorite motorcycle. I called it “Lady Bug”. She was a 2002 model 6-cylinder 1500cc Honda Valkyrie; the very motorcycle you see in the picture. 

I had just received a package from UPS, and I knew it had to be my new highway pegs.  These pegs are made for stretching out your legs and resting your back and feet while riding on the highway. After I had installed them, I thought I need to go and try them out. I had a number of different routes I had created over the years, and this one needed to be a long ride with lots of curves. Choosing the Lake Worth route, I headed out to make sure that when I took the curves that my pegs did not drag on the pavement.

As I exited off the interstate, making my way around the lake, I noticed that my left peg was grinding the pavement on each turn. At one sharp curve I decided to look down and see how bad it was. Now anyone who rides motorcycles knows the rule; wherever you look is where your motorcycle will go. You guessed it, since I was looking down my bike and I were going down. When I finally realized I had messed up it was too late I over corrected my error and I landed in the ditch. 

When it was all over, I found myself with a 750+ pound mountain of hot metal on top of me. Fortunately, the ground was sandy and soft from a recent rain, which kept the bike from crushing me; however, I was not able to get out from under its weight.

Lying there with my leg getting very warm from the exhaust pipes, I began to assess the fact that I needed help. This lake road was not well traveled, but fortunately within a few minutes I heard a car coming around the corner. Slowing down, the driver very quickly rolled down her window. This nice lady asked if she needed to go for help. Embarrassed and still not ready to let go of my pride I thanked her but declined her assistance. I kept trying to dig my way out, but it was just not enough to get free. Then another lady stopped and said she had a mobile phone and she could call for help; once again I declined.

Finally, I gave in and prayed these exact words: “Lord, I need a hand. Please help me get out of here.” In just a few minutes, a jeep came around the bend and a small fellow stuck his head out and asked if I needed help. Without hesitation I said, YES! As he walked toward me I noticed he only had one arm and I began to laugh out loud. He started chuckling wanting to know what was so funny. I told him I had just said a prayer asking my Lord to send me a hand and then you came around the corner. We both laughed for just a second and then everything got really eerie and foggy; time seemed to just speed up, and in just 2 or 3 seconds I was standing outside of the ditch holding up my motorcycle. After gaining my bearings I turned to thank the fellow for helping me, but he was already gone. I do not remember him pulling on the bike or me getting up off the ground. I believe you will agree with me that G3D answered my prayer and sent me a one-armed angel to help me. I believe this testimony reveals the measure of G3D’s Angelic Humor.

I had to get home quickly before my wife. You see I needed to clean up  the ‘Lady Bug’ and ditch my muddy clothes before she got wind I had wrecked my beautiful bike. She has always been paranoid about me being involved in a motorcycle accident. I knew there was a chance of her grounding me for riding, forever!

The ‘Lady Bug’ got us home before my wife did. Cleaned up the bike, threw away my clothes and took a shower and re-dressed. As I was walking down the hallway she came in the front door. I really thought everything was good; however, I was wrong. Her facial expression said it all. Concerned I asked, “What’s wrong!” She replied, “What happened to your face?” Evidently, I had bruised my face hitting the edge of the windshield when the bike went down. 

To my surprise she pushed me out of the way headed for the back door where I parked my bikes. I praised G3D! She was more concerned about me damaging the new saddle bags I just had customized for the ‘Lady Bug’. Only the Favor and Grace of G3D can create a day like this one.