Send Me An Orange
While crossing the Atlantic, F. B. Meyer was asked to preach to those onboard ship. He gave a message on answered prayer. An agnostic who was asked what he thought of the preaching responded that he did not believe a word of it. Later Meyer gave the same sermon again in another part of the ship. The agnostic attended. Before starting for the service the agnostic put two oranges in his pocket. On his way he passed an elderly woman sitting in her deck chair fast asleep. Her hands were open. In the spirit of fun the agnostic put the two oranges in her outstretched palms.
After the meeting he saw the old lady eating one of the oranges.
"You seem to be enjoying that orange," he remarked with a smile.
"Yes, sir," she replied, "my Father is very good to me."
" You are an older woman, surely your father can’t still be alive!" said the man.
"Praise God," she replied, "He is very much alive."
"What do you mean?" asked the agnostic.
She answered, "Sir, I have been seasick for days. I was asking God somehow to send me an orange. I suppose I fell asleep while I was praying. When I awoke, I found He had not only sent me one orange but two!"
The stunned agnostic realized he had been part of an answer to prayer. He later gave his life to Christ. (From Generation to Generation)
