An amazing woman,
An Auschwitz survivor.
Most of her family perished in
The holocaust, and she could never
Fathom why her life
Was spared.
But her faith couldn't withstand the
Horrors and she could no longer
Believe in God.
Another woman, Corrie ten Boom
Endured similar torture, but in the
Slaughter house it was God who
Sustained her, and as her
Beloved sister died, Betsy said,
"We must tell people what we
Have learned here. We must tell
Them that there is no pit that
He is not deeper still. They will
Listen to us, Corrie, because
We have been here." *
And Corrie did tell, for the
Rest of her life.
It's a quandry.
The brutality turned one away
From God, and another closer
To Him.
I don't understand.
But I pray as I face the trials in
My own life,
Miniscule in comparison,
That I'll be a Corrie.
*The Hiding Place