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Be Not Afraid Accidentsare still times when I cry in deep sadness. But I wouldbe a basket case if I allowed myself to fill my mind withsuch thoughts. I have found peace in focusing on myfaith that the Creator of all is my shepherd, and that Imust follow like a sheep, even if I don’t understand the“big picture.”I cannot explain the comfort I felt and feel nowin God. It is a mystery. But maybe this quote fromAmy Carmichael – something someone gave me afterHannah’s death – touches on the reasons I feel as I do:“We see hardly one inch of the narrow lane of time. Toour God, eternity lies open as a meadow. It must seemstrange to the heavenly people, who have reached thebeautiful End, that you and I should ever question whatLove allows to be…”While one would wish that everyone who seeks healingcould find it, as Karen did, it remains a rare gift. Andeven when it is given, it will not come right away, butonly with time. After all, the most pressing questionin the wake of an accident (whether fatal or not) isnot how to get over it, but to find out how and why ithappened. And until we have come to terms with that,“moving on” seems a moot point.Because accidents always seem senseless, mostof us will readily jump to embrace the first plausible8