Heroes

The story is mesmerizing! The opening paragraph was enough to make me read the whole article. The fact that the AP story came out of Portland, Oregon (my most recent home state) made the article even more compelling. Here's that opening paragraph...

"As their mother lay dead in the middle of the night, a 4-year-old Oregon girl dragged her seriously injured younger sister from a crashed car and the two huddled under a blanket -- and waited."

Don't you want to read more? Don't you want to hear Paul Harvey say, "And now for the rest of the story"?

Here's the rest of the story... Two fisherman driving along highway 401 noticed a gash in an alder tree and had a strange feeling. They drove past, discussed the situation, turned around and delved deep in the woods to find thewreckage and the two sisters under a blanket -- waiting.

Authorities arrived... the younger sister life-flighted to Portland.. the older sister taken to local hospital and released. The dad arrives to pick up the older. No further details released. Immense grieving on his part has begun. The two fisherman are hailed as heroes and appropriately so.

Wow! What a story... extreme tragedy followed by extreme heroism on the older sister's part and on the part of the fisherman. The older sister will always be remembered for saving her sister. The fisherman will always be remembered for saving the girls. Incredible story.

My iWitness...

There was another aspect of this story that struck me and made my brain and heart itch so much that I had to scratch it.

Two quotes from the fisherman caught me off guard and by surprise...

"I don't know exactly what told us to turn around, but I'm just really thankful we did."

"She saved her sister" said one fisherman. "She was sharp enough. I don't know how she did it or anything else, but something was watching over those little girls."

The title of this blog was almost - "Giving credit where credit is due."

I wonder if it bothers me more than it bothers God that He does not get the credit where the credit is due.

While reading the article my mind and heart were shouting "God told you to turn around!!" And later in the article.. "It's not something that was watching over them! It is SOMEONE! And that someone is God!"

Am I being too protective of God? The fact that the two girls were saved should supercede any disparity over who gets the credit. But... there's something within me that wants the world to know that God saved those two girls too.

I am positive God is big enough, strong enough and secure enough that He is going to be okay without getting the credit for this one.

So, let me just say this... The story is mesmerizing! I was under the blanket, in the cold for what seemed like years. And I waited. You noticed the gash. You saw the wreckage. More than that... you saw me, my heart, my life and my future. Thank you for stopping, turnning around and going deep into the woods to pull me out of the wreckage and patch me up and get me going again. You are my hero God!!!

Just one more request God... would it be okay if I hold your hand the rest of the way?

And that's my iWitness...
Laugh often and fear not!
David!

"The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all." (2 Corinthians 13. 14)