Ollie is scared of storms. Yesterday he got so scared that he ran out of his yard and across a busy street. A kind man found him and petted him and told him it would be okay. He said, ‘Don’t worry, boy. I will help you find your home.’
Ollie’s parents were scared, too. They couldn’t find him. They looked and looked, but there was no sign of him. Then they got an email saying that somebody had found a dog, and the email had a picture of Ollie. They said, ‘Thank heavens for kind neighbors.’
Ollie is home now. He isn’t scared any more, and neither are his parents. They are happy now. The man who found Ollie is happy, too.
That is good news.
It is a reminder, in this bad-news world, that good things (like love and joy and kindness) are still growing all around you.
“God brings gifts into our lives, much the same way that fruit appears in an orchard – things like love and joy and . . . kindness. . . .” Galatians 5:22