Article March 14, 2011 Issue

Rescue on the freeway

When a small dog is suddenly struck on a busy freeway, prayer comes to the rescue.

By Tara Talbot

A couple of years ago on a Sunday morning, a friend and I were on our way to church. It was raining, and as we were driving on a highway interchange ramp, we saw the truck in front of us swerve suddenly to avoid hitting something in the road. A moment later, my friend and I realized with horror that the truck had not swerved enough and had struck a small dog.

I remember crying out, “No!” My friend immediately pulled the car over to the shoulder of the ramp. I jumped out and flagged down the cars that were coming behind us so no one else would hit the dog. Then I scooped him up in my arms and jumped back into the car.

Earlier that morning, I’d been preparing for the service at our branch church, where I was serving as First Reader. Part of my preparations included praying specifically with the ideas in that week’s Christian Science Bible Lesson. So much inspiration about the true nature of God and creation as His reflection had filled my thought that I was now equipped to address the bleak picture in front of me of this precious dog.