Day 36 - Close Encounters in the Bathroom

        So I prayed for someone today in the most unlikely and awkward place I can imagine!  As always we are not on our time but God's time.  I am taking a class on how to hear God's voice and our lunch break was delayed by nearly an hour because of a late start that morning due to the weather (yes, another snow storm!).  Donna, Becky and I arrived at St. Louis Bread Co, Panera to the rest of the world, a little after one.  I ordered my food and went to use the restroom.
        I was finishing washing my hands a woman in a wheelchair came into the very small and awkwardly shaped bathroom.  I held the door for her so that she could get in.  I noticed that one of her knees was extremely swollen.  I hesitated, but only for the briefest second before asking her in an oh so extremely awkward way what was wrong with her leg.  I really need to work on my verbal skills! Ice breakers are not my strong suit and my words get all twisted up and I am sure I sound like someone who has a few screws loose! 
          Anyway, as the poor lady is trying to roll into the stall in this very tiny bathroom, I am trying to tell her how God heals people. AWKWARD!  She was really nice though when I asked her if I could pray for her, she said, "Sure."  As she is trying to close the stall door so she can do her business, I stop her and say, "No, I meant can I pray for you now."  Can you say, Supernatural Stalker!?!?!! She just looked at me for a minute and then acquiesced. I am so glad she was nice and didn't try and roll over my foot or something!
          I asked her her name and what was going on and she told me.  She gave me some name of some disease and said she had had 3 surgeries on that knee and it wouldn't heal.  As I began to pray I felt the swelling in her knee decrease in my hand and I saw her heart melt as I shared with her how much God really loved her and saw all that she went through, and that He is there with her.  At the end of the prayer she said, "Amen." and almost smiled at me.  I walked out of the bathroom and back to the table with my friends.
I guess God is really with us everywhere, even in tiny restaurant bathrooms.