John and Baptist Alive

Getting ready to bring the kids in for nap, I look over at the pond and notice a large pile of rocks had fallen into the pond.  Quickly, I counted noses on the other side of the fenced pond area, and finding all I began to inquire about what happened and when.  No one seemed to know. 

Oh dear.  Are the fish okay?

We have two fish, a large one named John, and his smaller companion named Baptist.

We gathered around the pond, only to find Baptist huddled behind the pump. 

I told the kids to go to nap, put Jorryn down, and grabbed the old mop on the porch.  With the handle, I pried a large rock  from the hint of orange at the bottom, exposing part of John’s side.  There was no movement at all. 

Grieved, I rushed back in to take care of Jorryn, who picked up my cold. 

I went into the boys room and told them that John had died.  I let them talk for a while, then Jeremiah said that we needed to pray that God would bring him back. 

Okay, Miah.  And we prayed.

“Now lay down, and God bless your nappy.”

I usually spend the first 30 minutes of nap time walking and playing with Jorryn, but she was very groggy, and the Holy Spirit told me to put her down. 

Now grabbing the pond gloves from the shed, I began to peel the rocks off the bottom of the pond.  I dreaded doing this, but I couldn’t just leave it.

Two, three, four good sized rocks and…….. a wiggle!

What?  With all the moss I was kicking up, I wasn’t sure.  So I waited ’til I could see another rock and continued bringing them up and out. 

Soon John emerged.  Shaken, but alive!

Baptist rushed to his side.  Then I rushed to get the water hose, and put the shower nozzle on it.  John loves to swim under the shower of water while I fill the pond.  And I noticed his left side was covered with moss.

Slow at first, he soon made his way under the drops of comfort. 

Now I don’t know if John was really dead.  All I know is there was no wiggle. 

I know God has the power to raise the dead.  But whether this is one of those times or not, I don’t know.  Whatever, we are glad to have John back.   And we are thankful for the faith of a child.

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