darkness to light, from desperation to hope, from death to life. This movement is not solely psychological or liturgical, although it encompasses those experiences. It too is not a mere physical deliverance from the crisis, although that might be anticipated. The movement from hurt to joy, crisis to faith, grief to relief, is a profoundly spiritual one—a creative and salvific act of God. Luther trusts that God will intervene on his behalf in accordance with divine wisdom and is content when he does