Finding God when Prayers Go Unanswered

We’d reached the frayed edges of autumn, where flurries told us winter had come, and yet the calendar told us the winter solstice was not yet upon us.  I wasn’t really thinking about seeking God when prayers go unanswered as I jogged down our quiet country road.

I pushed my aching body down the road in my weekend routine of a long jog down the dusty roads, and the black dog with pointing ears came at me so hard I screamed in an angry and primal way.

I wondered if our long chain of unfortunate events might culminate with an attack from a defensive German shepherd. I questioned whether I should have stayed inside and exercised in the basement instead.

Shortly after passing the three-mile mark of my run, a white pick-up truck breezed past me, and I waved at the driver in an early morning salutation.

I continued plodding down the road when I noticed something out of place on the side of the road. About fifty yards from the driveway from which the white truck departed, a black wallet rested unobtrusively on the road.

Breaking stride, I paused to check the black leather wallet and discovered priceless personal possessions, ranging from a debit card to a social security card. . . .

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