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Be Not Afraid In God's Handsmay sometimes do something stupid despite his betterjudgment: try as he might, he cannot do what he wantsto do, or find the right words to say what is on his mind.It is even possible to do something intentionally, but notbe able to explain one’s intent. All one feels is a restlessurge, and the more one tries to fathom it, the morerepressed one feels, and the deeper the silence becomes.Such a state of mind can give rise to great torment andsuffering. But God still sees and hears…God’s seeing is an act of love. It embraces his creatures,and affirms and encourages them. He hates nothing thathe has created. God sees with eyes of love, and there isnothing brighter than his eyes, nor is there anythingmore comforting…To be seen by God does not meanexposure to a merciless gaze. It means being enfolded inthe deepest, most caring, most compassionate heart.I have always hung on to these words – and not only inrelation to Lisa. Five years earlier, an estranged uncledied in a mid-air collision over France. Pastors in thesame church, Joel and my father worked together fordecades. Over time, however, their relationship becameincreasingly strained and then fell apart when it cameto light that Joel, who was married to my father’s sister,was sleeping with another woman. Angry at havingbeen exposed, Joel left his family and the church. For10