As a child, I remember vividly that our family never passed by the scene of a car accident without doing two things: We determined that there were adequate “helping hands” at the site to assist those who might need aid. (Usually we were not needed because emergency services had already arrived.) And we would pray in whatever way we were inspired. Often statements about God’s protection and unerring direction from the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy, would come to mind and provide reassurance that all involved were in God’s constant care.
Later, I was living in a rural area in the South, and at one of the Rotary Club meetings the local sheriff was the speaker. His theme was the dangers of driving on two-lane country roads, especially at night. He warned us, “If you live in this county, it is only a matter of time until you’re involved in an accident with a deer.”
I knew that the concept of chance did not originate with God and, therefore, had no validity.
