“Mary Beth,” I said, “I hate your story! I wouldn’t wish your story on anyone, not even my worst enemy. Yet there is no one in this room who could deny that God used it in such a powerful way tonight to introduce people to the hope that can be found in Jesus Christ. God has used your story to minister to this whole community in a way that none of the rest of us could have. Because you’ve walked through it, you can give testimony to what God might do, how he might work all things together for good—even this terrible tragedy.”
