Page 55 of Hidden Ascent

“Okay. What would you like to talk about?”

“How about what we’re doing here in this parking garage?”

“No idea.”

“How can you have no idea? You’re the one who brought us here.”

“No, I didn’t. God did.”

“God?”

“Yeah.”

She huffed. “There you go again. You talk about God like He’s not only transformed your life but like He’s here now, with you, leading you in the way you should go.”

“That’s what’s bothering you right now? Am I doing it wrong? I mean, I could be. I have no idea how you’re supposed to talk to Him.”

“Not like that. That’s not how it works.”

“That’s a bit odd, then.”

“Why?”

“For one thing, that’s exactly how Peter explained it to me, and after God saved me from my little swim, it made sense.”

“But that’s what I mean. You barely know God. Besides almost drowning, what else has God done for you?”

He smiled and spread his arms. “How about this?”

“Running to a parking garage was not God’s idea.”

“It must have been. I’ve never been here before.”

“That’s your evidence? You sure you didn’t come up with this as a good hiding place because it actually is?”

“I’m the baby Christian, and you needmeto explain it toyou?”

She crossed her arms. “I guess so.”

“God led me to wait at the police station.”

“You wouldn’t need God for that. If you wanted to help me, it was the right place to start.”

He narrowed his eyes. “Are you going to let me talk?”

“All right. I’ll keep my mouth shut.”

“I kind of don’t want to tell you now.”

“Seriously?”

He grinned. “When we went into that basement, I had no idea where we were. You said no one could have followed us through that maze. You were right. God led me the whole way. Each step I had to trust Him. Especially in the dark.”

“That’s not true. It can’t be.”

“Why not?”

“You had to know where we were going. Maybe you don’t remember being there, but you knew the way.”

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