Article January 18, 2010 Issue

BRINGING EINSTEIN HOME

In the face of a dire diagnosis, the strong conviction that no evidence could overturn God's Word—His promise that all He made was good—led to the restoration of a beloved pet.

BY ANN BROWN

Some dogs live just to run and leap. That was our Einstein. He even loved playing soccer with Travis, our young son.

One Friday evening we let Einstein out for his run in the woods near our home. He'd usually return within an hour, but that time he didn't. Concerned, Travis and I drove around trying to find him. At the same time, we prayed with this psalm: "The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore" (121:8).

Prayer in Christian Science was always our first choice for help and healing, since it was so effective. As a matter of fact, over the years the entire family had experienced many healings of childhood diseases, sprained ankles, broken bones. So praying that night for Einstein felt very natural. We trusted that the joy and intelligence that had led him outside would guide him safely home; that God would truly preserve his going out and coming in.