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On January 12th, 1995, an 18 
Wheeler was on its way from 

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Alberta, Canada to Yellowstone 
National Park. 

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This truck was transporting 8 
wolves that would soon be 

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relocated to the park. 
These would be the first wolves 

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to live in Yellowstone since 
they've been haunted out of 

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existence in the 1920s. 
In the years since then, the 

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Yellowstone Ecosystem had 
severely declined, and the 

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wolves were brought in to help 
manage an exploding elk 

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population. 
Of course, this type of solution

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really bothered nearby residents
and ranchers whose income was 

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connected to the park. 
But something interesting 

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happened as the wolves began to 
hunt the elk. 

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They left their grazing spots 
along the river to move back up 

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the mountain where it was safer 
for them. 

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And because the land along the 
river wasn't being grazed, the 

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trees and shrubberies grew back 
and strengthened the riverbank. 

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And since the riverbank had been
strengthened, the river began to

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flow more strongly. 
And since the river was flowing 

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stronger, Beavers came back and 
began to build dams which 

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attracted other small creatures.
And once the bugs and small 

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creatures had returned, the 
birds returned. 

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This one small change had a 
cascading effect that no one 

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could have predicted from the 
outside looking in. 

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Bringing wolves back in the 
Yellowstone was a bad idea. 

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It was a threat to the order 
that they knew. 

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But in actuality, the wolves 
restored the entire ecosystem 

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and saved the park. 
In the book of Isaiah they say 

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this, I am the Lord and there is
no other. 

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I create the light and make the 
darkness. 

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I send good times and bad times.
In the book of Psalm they say it

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like this. 
You can make many plans, but the

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Lord's purpose will prevail. 
I had a friend recently asked me

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why I thought God a lot of bad 
things to happen. 

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And the honest answer to that 
question is I don't know. 

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But I do know that God sees the 
picture in a way I never will. 

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I remind myself that when it 
feels like wolves have invaded 

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my life, it may be God restoring
my ecosystem. 

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You've been listening to 
everyday miracles by hope, 

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mindfulness, and prayer.