Years ago my sweet Granny introduced me to the writings of Corrie Ten Boom. There was a time when Corrie asked her father a question which he deemed the answer to be beyond her understanding, at least at that particular point in her life. As recorded in Corrie's autobiography, The Hiding Place, her father chose to respond to her inquiry with the following:

     He turned to look at me, as he always did when answering a question, but to my surprise he said nothing. At last he stood up, lifting his travel case from the rack over our heads, and set it on the floor.

     "Will you carry it off the train, Corrie?" he said.

     I stood up and tugged at it. It was crammed with the watches and spare parts he had purchased that morning.

     "It's too heavy," I said.

     "Yes," he said. "And I would be a pretty poor father who would ask his daughter to carry such a load. It's the same way, Corrie, with knowledge. Some knowledge is too heavy for children. When you are older and stronger you can bear it. For now you must trust me to carry if for you."

     And I was satisfied. More than satisfied ~ wonderfully at peace. There were answers to this and all my hard questions ~ for now I was content to leave them in my father's keeping.

In a book that I read last spring entitled I Will Carry You, Angie Smith commented on Corrie's story by saying, "What a beautiful example not only for our children, but for ourselves as children of the Lord. Many things in this life are not meant to be understood. We are simply not strong enough to bear them, but where there are gaps in our understanding, there is also the grace of God who has chosen to carry the traveling case for us. Our role is to trust it into His keeping."

Last night Jim & I found out that the prematurely born son of some dear friends of ours went to be with the Lord after only a few days of life on this earth. As we grieve for their loss, we are reminded of the sad realities of living in a fallen world. But thankfully we are not without hope. And though at times we may feel as though we don't have all the answers, we can find comfort in having a personal relationship with the One who does. And so we entrust such things to His safe keeping realizing that He is an omniscient, omnipotent and loving God that knows all too well our pain and suffering. Eagerly awaiting His return, we are standing here and now on His promises of what is yet to come.