Night Visitors

Something dropped on top of our car on our way out last night. We immediately stopped the car and these two rolled down the hood. At first we thought they were dead! But when the dazed owl stood up and turned its head to look at us, I knew we had to do something to keep them away from the street. I wrapped my shawl over it and brought it back inside the garden. Part of me wanted to keep the cute owl but a bigger part of me told me to let go of its gigantic talons! The mouse was also surprisingly still alive but barely. We observed the owl for several minutes to check if it’s ok. It didn’t appear to be wounded or anything so I just kept praying… “Please be fine… Please… I don’t think I can nurse you and catch more mice for you until you get better.” Then after a minute, it flew away. Yes! Thank you, Lord! But the mouse, I had to bury the next day.