this teaching to individuals, reveal the way he himself lived this doctrine. Abandonment to Divine Providence found me again in my middle adult years. Like other adults, responsibility, deadlines, and expectations stretch and stress me. I have had my share of heartaches, reversals, disillusionments, bitter blows, and failure. A couple of years ago, I became terribly disillusioned over a situation. As I struggled for months regarding a decision, I stumbled again upon the key teaching of Abandonment.