Welcome to 10-minute Bible Talks, where we connect the Bible to your life.

In the time it takes to get to work. I'm Keith Simon.

Anne Hella was an experienced mountain biker. She'd done the same ride hundreds of times with

her friend and riding partner, Debbie. On this particular day, the weather was

perfect. The trail at Widing Ranch Wilderness Park was familiar. Nothing really seemed out of the

ordinary. We'd started riding about four o'clock, Debbie later recalled. It usually takes about 30 minutes

before the ride gets fun and technical. As they descended a section of the trail called Cactus,

they passed an abandoned

bike and a man nearby who looked like he was making a phone call. Then it happened. Anne was in

front of me, Debbie said. I heard her screaming. It was like a siren. I knew something was seriously

wrong. By the time Debbie got there, Anne had been pulled off her bike. A full-grown mountain lion

had latched under her neck

and was dragging her off the trail debby didn't run she didn't freeze instead she threw her bike at the

line it didn't move so she lunged grab anne's leg and dropped to the ground he kept pulling she said

but i wasn't going to let go the mountain lion dragged them both about 30 feet into a ravine.

Debbie held on and screamed at the mountain lion. Eventually, other bikers heard and began throwing rocks.

One rock hit the lion just right and it let Anne go. Anne was rushed to a trauma unit with

life-threatening injuries. Her face had been torn, her neck was puncture, but she lived.

Why did Anne Hella live such a violent attack? Because she had something we often overlook,

something that we don't pay enough attention to, something that deep down we all want, but we don't

make a priority. Anne had a good friend. Do you have a good friend? Maybe even more importantly,

are you a good friend? Well, today we're going to hear what 1st Samuel 20 teaches us about friendship.

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