The last couple of nights I've been walking a little dog after dark, thanks to the time change. It is quite deserted this time of year in the area where we walk. Normally I don't get nervous of the dark, but the last few nights with no moon and no people, it has gotten a little creepy. Plus it has been windy and rainy so that just makes more sounds that sound "other worldly" in a rather scary way.
This little dog would try and protect me should a problem arise if she had to, but given the chance, I think she might also run away before I would!
So I say the prayer of St. Michael as we are walking. I have a big flashlight too. Tonight though it was dark, rainy, and cold...and I suppose I had a few moments of a tiny bit of fear. Luckily I don't watch horror movies or I think I really would have been freaked out a couple of times. I just assume that the sounds in the wooded areas are real animals and not a mass murderer. LOL! The other night we saw a fox and smelled a skunk. One night the water was calm as a black mirror, but tonight it was raging and knocking the portable docks around. It sounded violent.
Anyway, I bring this up because I know God is always watching over me and sending angels to protect me. And when I'm not nervous, it is a beautiful deserted place to have all to ourselves - just me and the dog. It is peaceful and solitary on most nights, and I can talk to the dog and God outloud and there is nobody to stare at me doing that.
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"Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be, and becoming that person."
St. Therese
St. Therese
