On Memorial Day weekend, Clara Jean brown of Baldwin County, Alabama, prayed to the lord to protect her family from a storm in the area. Seemed like a good idea, until she said “Amen” and was struck by a bolt of lightning. From Associated Press: The 65-year-old Brown said she is blessed to be alive. Firefighters said its likely she was hit by a bolt of lightning that apparently struck outside and traveled into the house… A family member said he will no longer assume it is safe to be indoors during a lightning strike.

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