god bump

god bump
 n.— «As we climbed up the mountain, we met the pastor of the village and he said that he had been praying for two years for help.…I got what I call “God bumps” on the back of my neck because I realized that I was the help he was praying for.» —“From reporter to backpack missionary” by Gary Fallesen Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York) Mar. 10, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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