A Simple Trip to Church

In the middle of an active snow storm we drove to Hayward for church.  Normally, we would have waited until Sunday but I was scheduled to lector at 4 pm service.  Truck in four-wheel drive, driving only 45 mph - what could go wrong?  Close to town we hit some ice and started to spin.  Ended up in the ditch facing the road with the back of the truck hanging over a stream.  Turning off the engine we could hear the water running behind us.  Cell phones safely at home, one of us needed to get out.  Case didn't get out because he couldn't.  The truck was laying at 45 degrees on the driver's side in heavy brush.  I get out by pushing open the truck door straight in the air against gravity and stand at the road in the storm.  A nice couple from the reservation stopped and let me use their cell.  I told 911 that we were in a ditch on 77 near Airport Road.  "Blue pick-up?"  Yes.  Other drivers must have called it in already.  In short order a deputy from the Sheriff's Department arrived (also Native American) and took care of us.  I asked him to call one of the 3 tow trucks in town who could get here the quickest.  "I am reading at St. Joseph's at 4."  Roadrunner showed right away but it took some time to extract us from our situation.  As I am settling up ($55 in Hayward-insurance will reimburse) with the tow driver in his truck at 3:46 pm, he says that we were very lucky.  "You missed a road sign by inches, did not go into the water and there is no damage to the truck and both of you are unhurt."  I smiled at him and replied, " In fourteen minutes I am to carry in the Bible at church.  Do you think that had anything to do with it?"  He smiled back.  We arrived at church on time, I carried in the Bible and read from Ezekiel.