Yellow Rose

15 Feb Yellow Rose

I started dating a guy from my work and fell head-over-heels in love with him, but my friends didn’t like or trust him. It’s always important to heed advice from your friends, especially when they are looking out for your best interests, but I was young and blinded by what I thought was love – especially when he started talking about marriage.

My friends were not convinced that he was the right guy for me. One of them suggested I ask St. Therese to send me a rose since I refused to listen to them. We both heard a lot about the Saint growing up attending Catholic schools, as well as from my grandmother. She and I also both share the Saint’s name, Therese. After weeks of her trying to convince me, I finally asked St. Therese to send me a yellow rose if he wasn’t the one for me – a specific color that would make the answer very clear. The next morning, I had to go to court for a traffic ticket. When I passed through security, I saw a man sitting in a wheelchair with a huge yellow rose pinned to his jacket. My heart sank, but I refused to believe it and stayed in my relationship. It seems that God knew it would take more than a yellow rose to completely convince me, however, and a few days later after some unexplainable circumstances, I found out that he was also dating one of our other colleagues. God saved me from a huge mistake!

Thank you St. Therese for your intercession!

– Theresa B., Richmond, Virginia