was to warn them to accept God’s fixed seasons and not to fight against the divine timing of the human calendar. The point of the illustration is not to blame God for a tragic assassination but to call attention to the ever-present limits to human freedom. Daily we face the possibility of disaster, given the impact of the Fall on creation, the rebellion of the human spirit, and the presence of the demonic in persons and organizations. Vigilance to do what we can and trust in God to make sense of