WHERE DO YOU RUN?


My friend tells the story of something that happened while his dad was deer hunting in the wilds of Oregon. Cradling his rifle in the crook of his arms, his dad was following an old logging road nearly overgrown by the encroaching forest. It was early evening, and he was just thinking about returning to camp when a noise exploded in the brush nearby. Before he even had a chance to lift his rifle, a small blur of brown and white came shooting up the road straight for him.

My friend laughs as he tells the story. "It all happened so fast, Dad hardly had time to think. He looked down and there was a little brown cottontail -- utterly spent -- crowded up against his legs between his boots. The little thing was trembling all over, but it just sat there and didn't budge. "Now this was really strange. Wild rabbits are frightened by people, and it's not that often you'd ever actually see one -- let alone have one come sit at your feet.

"While Dad was puzzling over this, another player entered the scene. Down the road -- maybe 20 yards away -- a weasel burst out of the brush. When it saw my dad -- and its intended prey sitting at his feet -- the predator froze in its tracks, its mouth panting, its eyes glowing red. "It was then that Dad understood he had stepped into a little life-and-death drama of the forest. The cottontail, exhausted by the chase, was only moments from death. Dad was its last hope of refuge. Forgetting its natural fear and caution, the little animal instinctively crowded up against him for protection from the sharp teeth of its relentless enemy."

My friend's father did not disappoint. He raised his powerful rifle and deliberately shot into the ground just underneath the weasel. The animal seemed to leap almost straight into the air a couple of feet and then rocketed back into the forest as fast as its legs could move.

For a while, the little rabbit didn't stir. It just sat there, huddled at the man's feet while he spoke gently to it. "Where did it go, little one? I don't think he'll be bothering you for a while. Looks like you're off the hook tonight."Soon the rabbit hopped away from its protector into the forest.

Where, Beloved, do you run in time of need?

Where do you run when the predators of trouble, worry, and fear pursue you?

Where do you hide when your past pursues you like a relentless wolf, seeking your destruction?

Where do you seek protection when the weasels of temptation, corruption, and evil threaten to overtake you?

Where do you turn when your energy is spent...when weakness saps you and you feel you cannot run away any longer?

Do you turn to your Protector, the One who stands with arms open wide, waiting for you to come and huddle in the security of all He is?


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