July 3 Horatio G. Spafford, 1828–1888 God is our refuge and strength, an ever present help in trouble. (Psalm 46:1) Inner peace through an implicit trust in the love of God is the real evidence of a mature Christian faith. Only with this kind of confidence in his heavenly Father could Horatio Spafford experience such heart-rending tragedies as he did and yet be able to say, “It is well with my soul.” Spafford had known peaceful and happy days as a successful attorney in Chicago.