The Fact That I Am Not in Control Should Not Make Me Think That My World Is Out of Control

There are times when i do wish, and this is embarrassing, that i was the lord of the universe. The fact that i am not in control should not make me think that my world is out of control. You could never acquire enough personal power to guarantee that your life would be absolutely free of danger. Imagine how wise, how infinitely stunningly wise, you would have to be to guarantee that nothing ever wrong or unpredictable would happen in your life. So the story of the bible invites you to find security in a very, very different way. And that changes everything.