God Will Not Miss Your Call

“Can you come pick me up? I don’t feel safe.”

A few weeks ago, my phone rang as a familiar name filled the screen. My day was just beginning, filled to the brim with deadlines and meetings.

Twenty minutes away, my roommate was just over halfway down the nature trail, enjoying an early morning walk on her day off.

Tennis shoes laced up and headphones in, she walked a familiar path while listening to a podcast, until a stranger suddenly began to cause a commotion up ahead. By the time my phone...