A phone call away from your knees

"A phone call away from your knees"- these lyrics from a popular song have always caught my attention with a whisper of anxiety. It is so true that at any moment our well-being or happiness could be changed completely by a single simple act. A friend of mine was thrown from his horse, on a quiet trail ride near his house. Attacked by a strange dog, the horses bolted and my friend was thrown to the road where he suffered a very serious head injury. Now in an Intensive Care Unit at the hospital where he was taken, he is on a very long, solitary journey. He is in a deep coma, and we can only hold vigil with his wife and wait. The phone call came yesterday morning and we all fell figuratively to our knees and said a simple prayer for our friends. And we continue to say a prayer for his recovery. My husband and I hugged each other and said those words, "Please take care when you ride, always wear your helmet ( my friend had his helmet on), take your cell phone...". Hug the ones you love, call your kids and your mom. Love one another.