Solace
Jacob stained his ears. Where had that lonely sound come from?
He let his senses expand, touching different lives....
Someone was in pain. It wasn't a human. Jacob gasped.
Homing in on the signal, he passed several people. He nodded to them.
The town of Newport, Rhode Island was quiet on this Saturday morning in 1830. Talk was mostly about relations with Britain. He paid it little mind.
The feeling was stronger. He tried to reassure the animal, but it shied from his mental touch. A dog, he realized.
On a small back street he found her. She was a big beast, probably of the Lab family. “Shh,” he said.
It was an odd place to pray. Still, Jacob knelt in the road, head bowed.
What are you doing?
He concentrated, feeling the strange lightness that came with addressing his Father.
The dog sniffed. She raised her head weakly.
Is your God answering? I do not feel any better.
“Amen.” He stood slowly. His knees ached, but Jacob considered it well worth the pain. “Get up, my friend.”
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