Woman Thwarts Robber With Prayer
I’ve been so moved by this story of Angela Martez, the woman in Indiana who defended herself from an armed robber by praying. Her compassion and empathy for him, as well as her acknowledgment of his humanity despite her fear in the moment forced him to rethink his actions. The robber, Gregory Smith who is a former member of the military, said no one had ever spoken to him the way this woman had. Martez prayed over him and asked God to remind Smith that he didn’t need to stoop to this level.
On Friday, Gregory Smith appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show via satellite from jail to tell his side of the story and once again apologize to “Miss Angela.” The young man had this to say about the situation:
“I’ve always been a firm believer in God and Christ, but I’ve never walked that walk. And I felt like for the longest time I was in control of everything. Everything was supposed to go my way. And I feel like a lot of the things that I did have before I got into the situation I’m in now, I took for granted…and I lost it.”
What do you think of this story? Did you catch the news on Oprah?
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