| Garden of the Heart |
Chapter 4 |
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In one of Ralph Connor’s books* we find the interesting story of Gwen. Gwen was a wild, undisciplined girl, who lived with her father on a Western ranch. She knew nothing of God or of Jesus Christ. By a terrible accident she was lamed for life. The missionary among the cowboys visited her and found her full of question. He talked to her about God as the God of love.
“Was it God that let me fall?” she asked.
“Yes, Gwen.”
“Why did He let me fall?” and her voice was very firm.
“I don’t know, Gwen, dear,” he replied.
“He knows.”
“And does He know I shall never ride again? Does He know how long the days are, and the nights when I can’t sleep? Does He know?” Gwen pressed the question, determined to have an answer.
“Yes, Gwen,” answered the minister, with tears in his eyes.
“Are you sure He knows?”
“Yes, He knows all about you.”
“Then what do you think of Him, just because He is big and strong, treating a little girl that way?” Presently, after a brief pause, she added, bitterly, “I hate Him.”
* The Sky Pilot, Fleming H. Revell Co., New York.
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