A Home for His Family. Jan Drexler

of her, wouldn’t He have rescued her from the fire?”

      Feeling her own tears threatening, Sarah looked past Olivia to the buildings below them. But Olivia took her hand, bringing Sarah’s gaze back to her.

      “And when Lucy cries, I tell her what Mama always told me, but how can I know?”

      Sarah pulled Olivia to a log lying along the trail and motioned for her to sit next to her. “One thing I always hold on to is that God promised He would be with us. Jesus said that in the book of Matthew. And God always keeps His promises.” She swallowed past the lump forming in her throat. She remembered questioning God just like Olivia was doing. How did she get past the questions to the faith she had now?

      “But what about Mama?”

      Sarah smiled and squeezed Olivia’s hand. “You can be certain that God is still taking care of your mama. I don’t know why she died, and I don’t know why God didn’t rescue her then, but I do know that He never abandoned her. Sometimes it’s very hard to understand, but you can trust that God’s ways are best.”