Article April 2, 2012 Issue

Safe and sound

Lynn Weed

Many years ago, I had a job that required traveling and living in one place temporarily for approximately six months. I was able to locate a small RV in a campground, on the Missouri River, where I could enjoy an outdoor lifestyle and at the same time be near work. One night, I was taking meat scraps out to the dumpster, and a timber wolf came out of nowhere. I was thinking my life was over, I was dead meat, all sorts of horrible thoughts. 

As I stood there, I declared inwardly that this was a harmonious place and that no harm could come to God’s child. As the timber wolf edged closer and closer, I stood frozen, just knowing that I was surrounded by God’s love, and untouchable to anything but divine Love.

Meanwhile, a stray dog appeared out of nowhere and ran at the wolf broadside, causing the wolf to fall, and allowing me time to throw the scraps of meat and run home. I was protected, knowing that I could have nothing but Love around me.

A few days later, the dog came to my door. He had a small wound on his side, which appeared to be where the wolf bit him. I knew from my study of Christian Science that this dog had blessed me and “that whatever blesses one blesses all” (Science and Health, p. 206), so this dog could not have been harmed by protecting me. A storm was predicted, and I wasn’t certain, but the “still small voice” (I Kings 19:12) said to take the dog into the trailer. I felt fearful of taking this rather large stray dog in, but knew I could trust God and know that each of us was in our right place. I decided to sleep on the couch, so I could see the dog lying on the rug near me.

That night the storm did hit, and a large tree dropped on the trailer. If I had been sleeping in the bedroom, I would have been crushed. However, the living room was untouched, and the dog and I were safe. 

Mary Baker Eddy defines angels as “God’s thoughts passing to man; . . .” (Science and Health, p. 581). Certainly, listening to that “still small voice” was a demonstration of God’s love toward all His creatures. 

The dog went on to live with me without any sign of the injury for another 12 years.

—Lynn Weed, Ocala, Florida, US

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