Amazing: No Serious Injuries

Last night my husband and I went out to eat. On the way back home, we passed a portion of our farm that is about a mile from our house. We noticed a couple of pick up trucks there so we stopped to see who was on our property. On closer observation we realized it was our son and some friends attempting to fix a flat tire on our truck. We pulled into the driveway to see if we could help. Just a few minutes after we arrived, our son and his friend had loosened the lug nuts and he was taking the tire off the truck. The jack must have tilted in the soft soil because the truck came crashing down and trapped our son’s hands between the tire and the fender/tire well. (I am not really knowledgeable about car/truck body parts, so I’m not sure what this is actually called.) He was obviously in pain and although he was keeping outwardly calm, it was clear he was near panic. I’m not sure how, but the six of us who were there were able to lift the truck just enough to lessen the pressure so that he could get his hands out. He wrapped his bloody hand in his dirty white tee shirt and I drove him to the emergency room.

(My husband and the teenagers there, with the help of one his friends whose family owns a tire store and have professional grade jacks, were able to get the spare on the truck.)

Meanwhile, at the emergency room: I drove up to the emergency room door and let my son out with instructions for him to tell them what had happened, and that I was parking the car and would be right there. I parked the car and walked in just in time to see him collapsing onto the floor, with the nurse telling him not to do that because the floor was dirty. She took one side and I the other and held him up until someone else arrived with a wheel chair. Several x-rays later, it was determined that no bones were broken and the injuries were not serious. The injuries were cleaned and bandaged, and he was able to come home.

When we went outside in the daylight today, we could see that the fender/tire well was bent pretty badly. I am AMAZED and THANKFUL that our son was not seriously injured. How did the truck fall so hard that it bent the metal but did not break his bones? There is not a logical explanation that I can understand.

There are lots of things that I don’t understand, but may have a logical explanation. Then there are things that defy the logic of even the most intelligent. God is beyond my comprehension. He is all loving, all knowing, all powerful, ever present, majestic, full of glory, and the list goes on. His unconditional, sacrificial love for us is beyond my comprehension. He is the most AMAZING God, and for His Love I am  completely THANKFUL.

So, my son having only minor injuries is a wonderful thing. It is one of the ways that God has shown His grace, mercy, and love toward us. Just one of so many!