Wrestling with God was new to Summer. She'd never had a reason to wrestle with Him before, but now, she just couldn't see how this had to do with God's plan or how this would make anything better. That night, she lay praying way past midnight, weeping and pleading, furious and lonesome. Please make this better, get us out of here, she prayed in the silence and still of night. She lay on the temporary blow-up matress her parents had set up in the room she'd claimed as her own. She opened her weary, tear stained eyes and peered out of the window. Even through the night, moon pierced through the darkness with its radiating reflection. Even in the dark, it still managed to reflect the glorious light of the sun. Summer rested her head on her hand and squinted in the light. "God," she whispered in the blackness of her room, a sudden thought coming to mind. "If our lives become nothing, but darkness, would you still be there to shine Your light?" A soft reply came quickly, like a gentle assurance deep in her soul. Yes. Summer's eyes watered up for what seemed like the hundredth time that day. After all her negativity towards God that day, He still managed to love her and promise to be with her. "Does that mean that even if we lose everything, we'll still have You?" Yes. A small sob of joy escaped Summer's lips. She sat up. She folded her hands together and sank to her knees. "I'm so sorry," She cried, staring up towards the heavens. "Please forgive me for not trusting You. I see now that You are all I have. Is this what You wanted all along? Is this what You wanted me to see? Please, Lord, forgive me!" She sobbed. Her heart rejoiced at the thought the God was still there, but her mind was still weighed by the stress of the situation they were in. She sighed. Trusting God isn't easy, but at least I can lean on the fact that He is still there. She closed her eyes and her lips rested in a frown. Lord, give my angelic friends the peace You've given me and please assure them of Your prescense if they even need it. Please help them find John.
