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| 03.09.04 (8:57 am) [edit] |
I will both lie down and sleep in peace;
for you alone, O Lord, make me lie down in safety.
[b]Psalm 4:8 (NRSV)[/b]
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On a hot, humid summer night, I was awakened by a loud hiss under my bedroom window. Then I realized that Leo, my seveenteen-year old dog, was barking incessantly. Groggily, I grabbed a light and opened the door to the porch. My heart froze. An eight-foot cobra fanned its hood in anger, and Leo had it cornered. The cobra aimed its deadly fangs at Leo's head, and Leo skillfully dodged them every time. I was terrified.
The old airgun my uncle had given me seemed a weak weapon against this enemy. Worse, I knew that I had to be six feet from the cobra to shoot into it's hood. I also knew what the venom would do if we were bitten; cobra venom affects the central nervous system, producing respiratory and cardiac failure. It is capable of killing a person in two hours, and I lived in a small town where there was no antivenom. Each time I reloaded and fired, the cobra hissed louder and grew angrier. Leo did not allow it to escape; and finally after twenty shots, it dropped its hood. In an instant, Leo pounced on the back of its neck, killed it, and stood over the snake until it stopped moving.
The Lord sent help through my brave, protective, and faithful dog. Leo risked his life for me. He was a street dog when I brought him home, and I wouldn't exchange him for the finest breed dog in the world.
[b]Sudha Khristmuki[/b]
Gujarat, India
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[b]Reflect:[/b] When has a pet helped you or kept you safe?
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