“He has given us strength we did not know. “He gave it when we needed it and not before.” Her words were slurred, but clear. Her eyes were moist, but confident. I wondered what it would be like to have my life taken from me at age forty-five. I wondered what it would be like to say good-bye to my children and spouse. I wondered what it would be like to be a witness to my own death. “God has given us peace in our pain. He covers us all the time. Even when we are out of control, he is still there.”