I truly hate this happened to you and pray that the scars have healed and He has given you the peace in your heart.
I can relate to the feelings that come from a rape. I won't go into detail here. Your testimony hits too close to home for our family. Unfortunately, in cases like these, your readers can relate to the numbness, fear, shame, confusion, guilt, anger, so many emotions that go with rape. Especially when it is someone whom you trust.

Which cousin are you talking about? Must be on your dad's side. I don't recall anyone working at the records building in OK City. I know that it would have been a shock to realize that you could have been injured or worse. I'm glad that she is ok.
There are times in our lives when it seems we are alone until we realize all we had to do is reach up to Him. To feel all the comfort, love, strength, and compassion that He offers to us.

Distractions and/or Errors: The corrections are just corrections, not meaning that your story is not excellent. The revisions are intended to make it stronger. The corrections in the whole sentence were passive, and I was instructed to rewrite them by Grammarly to make it in an active voice. I found 20 errors in your short story. The following are suggestions for making your piece stronger and less distracting with grammar and punctuation errors. They are more than one correction in some sentences. I added the whole sentence to help you find it easier when/if you make changes.

1. And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to his purpose.
2. I love God, and I am called according to his purpose.
3. An ex-boyfriend raped me.
4. He had lured me outside before I knew what was happening.
5. I won't go into full details here, but what happened during this experience makes the difference in this story.
6. I would slip in and out of consciousness while he had his way with me.
7. Somehow, I ended back up in my body, gasping for air.
8. I had been told later that the ex-boyfriend only spent three weeks in jail for his act of violence towards me.
9. I was in shock and in a daze for several weeks after it happened.
10. All I know is I had seen a guy that looked like my ex-boyfriend at the technical school I was in at the time, and the memory and realization of what had happened to me came flooding back.
11. As horrible as it was, this event turned out for my good because I was able to fully experience what it was like to be washed in the blood of the Lamb.
12. He was able to save many people from a huge famine, including his brothers, who had sold him into slavery.
13. He was able to forgive his brothers because he realized what they had meant for his harm.
14. God had planned and used it for the good of many people.
15. Another memory takes me back to the Oklahoma City bombing at the Federal Building in 1995.
16. A cousin who would have normally been at work in the Journal Records building across the street from the Federal Building.
17. However, she happened to have been at the courthouse 5 blocks away.
18. If she would have been in her office at work, she may have been hit by broken glass and shrapnel as the windows were blown out of her office.
19. Time and time again, I have seen this verse lived out.
20. God is good all the time, and always has my best interest at heart.

I hope this helps you. As I said before, I am not a professional reviewer. I am here to help you sharpen your skills. I by no means am a perfect author myself. I have the Grammarly app, and it has helped me out tremendously these past few years. It has sharpened my skills, and I want to freely and lovingly share them with others. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

ATTENTION: I want to introduce you to an incentive program that I have designed to encourage others to make the edits and gain an upgraded Awardicon. If you make the suggested corrections at your own discretion because it is your work, not mine. But, remember I have used your words. If you place in the contest, I will give you a 25k Awardicon instead of a 10k. I have not forgotten the rest of you! If you do the corrections, I will give you my new Exclusive MB in the works with CR's included. I will also change your rating to reflect a higher rating.

I want to thank you for entering and supporting "The Lighthouse Short Story Contest"  I enjoyed reading and reviewing your entry. I hope that you enjoyed spending time, sharing your testimony, and writing about the Bible. It is my pleasure to award you "Honorable Mention" for March 2021 "The Lighthouse Short Story Contest" 

"Honorable Mention"

I can relate to how you feel about getting others sick. Except I'm on the other side of it. I quarantined myself due to my autoimmune system. Sometimes I would be so calm and other times when I had to go out to get supplies I would panic when someone would come near me. I do most of my shopping online and have it delivered or I will do curbside pickup. I rarely go inside if I can get away from doing it.

I do watch Charles Stanley online for my church. I do miss going to church, though. I can understand why you would be concerned for those at church. You are a sweet person who cares so much about others. Missing the holidays can be very disappointing. I missed a lot during these past two years.

Dousing the flames are the right words to use for this piece. Our worries come up and when we talk to God and use the Bible verses to help us they go away. I use Psalms 91 a lot, but I use Psalms when I need assurance, love, strength, and comfort. The words seem to soothe my soul. He is my Rock and Fortress.

Distractions and/or Errors: The corrections are just corrections, not meaning that your story is not excellent. The revisions are intended to make it stronger. The corrections in the whole sentence were passive, and I was instructed to rewrite them by Grammarly to make it in an active voice. I found 11 errors in your short story. The following are suggestions for making your piece stronger and less distracting with grammar and punctuation errors. They are more than one correction in some sentences. I added the whole sentence to help you find it easier when/if you make changes.

1. My OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) brain got stuck on the idea, and I worried about it every day.
2. I decided to talk to my mom since she's a retired nurse.
3. I wiped [c:red}the tears from my eyes at the thought of not seeing my family and my brother's beautiful new house.
4. "I don't want you to have to be quarantined if I test positive."
5. We will be there in about a half-hour.
6. We love you," she said, and gave me a big hug.
7. After a nearly five-hour wait, they called me back.
8. A couple of days later, I got a phone call.
9. Despite the negative test, I continued to worry that I would get someone sick.
10. Now, every time I start to worry, I remind myself that I have had two tests, two doctors, and a nurse says I don't have it.
11. I hope that if anyone else with OCD reads this, that it can help them and break the stigma.

I hope this helps you. As I said before, I am not a professional reviewer. I am here to help you sharpen your skills. I by no means am a perfect author myself. I have the Grammarly app, and it has helped me out tremendously these past few years. It has sharpened my skills, and I want to freely and lovingly share them with others. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

ATTENTION: I want to introduce you to an incentive program that I have designed to encourage others to make the edits and gain an upgraded Awardicon. If you make the suggested corrections at your own discretion because it is your work, not mine. But, remember I have used your words. If you place in the contest, I will give you a 25k Awardicon instead of a 10k. I have not forgotten the rest of you! If you do the corrections, I will give you my new Exclusive MB in the works with CR's included. I will also change your rating to reflect a higher rating.

I want to thank you for entering and supporting "The Lighthouse Short Story Contest"  I enjoyed reading and reviewing your entry. I hope that you enjoyed spending time, sharing your testimony, and writing about the Bible. It is my pleasure to award you "2nd Place Winner" for March 2021 "The Lighthouse Short Story Contest" 

" 2nd Place Winner"

I can't imagine what it would be like at such an age to go through what you did. When I was 5 my appendix ruptured and gang green had set in by the time they diagnosed me. I remember laying in the nursery in a crib, wondering why they had put me in a crib. I was scared, I hurt so bad and no one could figure out what was wrong.

How old were you when you had the accident on the bicycle?

I'm glad that your Angel of mercy came to visit you and gave you strength and comfort. It is the most wonderful thing to have them ease the fear that overcomes you. I have had them ease my fears many times. It is nothing like it. The calmness that you feel inside is nothing but sheer peace.

Distractions and/or Errors: The corrections are just corrections, not meaning that your story is not excellent. The revisions are intended to make it stronger. The corrections in the whole sentence were passive, and I was instructed to rewrite them by Grammarly to make it in an active voice. I found 7 errors in your short story. The following are suggestions for making your piece stronger and less distracting with grammar and punctuation errors. They are more than one correction in some sentences. I added the whole sentence to help you find it easier when/if you make changes.

1. My mind slowly began to clear, and my eyes focused.
2. While these things were going through my mind, I heard a voice coming from the dark.
3. When I looked up, someone was standing near me and assuring me that everything will be okay.
4. I felt my body strengthen, and the pain left. I rang the buzzer for the nurse.
5. I believed in God; in fact, it was his fault I was in this mess.
6. They say the sweat on your hands is the strongest glue in the world, bonding you to the pew and keeping one from going forward.
7. About fifteen years later, He chose to heal my injury totally.

I hope this helps you. As I said before, I am not a professional reviewer. I am here to help you sharpen your skills. I by no means am a perfect author myself. I have the Grammarly app, and it has helped me out tremendously these past few years. It has sharpened my skills, and I want to freely and lovingly share them with others. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

ATTENTION: I want to introduce you to an incentive program that I have designed to encourage others to make the edits and gain an upgraded Awardicon. If you make the suggested corrections at your own discretion because it is your work, not mine. But, remember I have used your words. If you place in the contest, I will give you a 25k Awardicon instead of a 10k. I have not forgotten the rest of you! If you do the corrections, I will give you my new Exclusive MB in the works with CR's included. I will also change your rating to reflect a higher rating.

I want to thank you for entering and supporting "The Lighthouse Short Story Contest"  I enjoyed reading and reviewing your entry. I hope that you enjoyed spending time, sharing your testimony, and writing about the Bible. It is my pleasure to award you "1st Place Winner" in the March 2021 "The Lighthouse Short Story Contest" 

" 1st Place Winner"