Revival, or the Lazarus Dog

SHORT STORY - 4700 words - When Joey's dog Max eats poison and dies, Joey searches for enough faith and prayer to ask God to raise Max from the dead, believing God will do that very thing if he believes enough. Joey is an orphan who lives with his grandparents on their farm. His grandfather hasn't spoken in years. The story examines levels of faith, from believing with outward evidence, to no evidence, to the highest level, believing with evidence to the contrary. The adults in this tale, even a minister friend, have lower levels of faith, while Joey finds the highest level, likening Max to the Biblical tale of Lazarus.