Through it All

Stunned, Ayden stared at his dad. He had just learned that his father had a very serious disease, and the doctors could not promise that surgery would help. "You're not going to die, are you?" whispered Ayden.

Ayden's father didn't answer immediately. "That's something only God knows for sure," he managed at last. "We need to trust Him, knowing His will is best even if it doesn't seem best to us at the time."

"But, Dad, Mom and I need you, and..." Ayden's voice caught in his throat.

Dad reached out and gave Ayden a hug. "I pray God will let me stay with you for a long time, but your mother and I have come to the place where we're willing to submit to God's will, whatever it is. We're hoping and praying you can come to that place too."

"I don't know if I can," Ayden said honestly. "It seems all wrong. Besides, we're Christians--why would God let anything bad like this happen to us?"

Dad shook his head. "Christians don't get a free pass that keeps hard things from happening, but wha