12. Robert likes to rush to the rescue, but he learns to rely on God. Can you think of a time when you’ve been forced to rely completely on the Lord?
13. Abby made a difficult decision, handing baby Sparrow over to strangers. Here’s your chance to finish her story—what do you imagine happened to Sparrow after Abby left? Was she reunited with her family? Does Abby ever see her again?
14. As Abby and Robert leave the burning ruins behind them, she looks back and thinks of Isaiah 61:3:
“To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.”
Are there ruins in your life that could use a touch of God’s beauty?
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