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God Things: Hixson resident describes encounters with a mystical light

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EDITOR’S NOTE: The Times Free Press is continuing a series of stories from readers about life experiences they attribute to divine intervention. We’ll publish another each week as your stories continue to arrive. If you have a God Thing to share, email Life@timesfreepress.com, or mail to Life Department, Chattanooga Times Free Press, 400 E. 11th St., Chattanooga, TN 37403.

This week, Zella Dixon of Hixson describes two encounters with a mystical light.

God has performed many things in my life. These two accounts are the most outstanding encounters.

My sister-in-law Naomi died at age 39. After 20 years of marriage, she left behind my brother Bob and three beautiful children. Her life and death left a big impact on me, my mother and dad and especially my grandmother.

Several years later, my mom had a very restless night. Mom got up and went downstairs to study on her Sunday School lesson. Suddenly, she saw a bright light on the stairs. Mom jumped up and saw inside the light a vision of Naomi.