Bears and Prayers

As a beautiful day dawned in Grand Teton National Park, Michael Dunn was anxious to get in his daily run before his family awoke. What happened next would change his life forever. “I suddenly heard a thunderous sound coming from the forest on my left side. And even though I didn’t initially know what it was, the sound set off every alarm in my body. Wheeling around to my left I saw it. From less than 30 yards away a bear was coming out of the brush and headed for me at full speed. It was an incredible sight — teeth bared, growling, ears laid back. And then I spotted the hump. The hump on his back told me that this wasn’t just a bear I was dealing with. This was a grizzly.” In the agonizing minutes that followed, Brother Dunn endured a savage attack that would bring him to the brink of death. Just when it seemed that all hope was lost, he felt the simple impression to pray. In this remarkable fireside, Michael Dunn relives his-incredible experience of survival and faith and recounts how his desperate but fervent prayer was answered. His inspiring message of “following the Spirit, obeying the rules, and living life carefully” wil1 helps all of us as we face the “bears" in our lives.