Futures

God had let him down, simple as that. The God that Mark Stafford had believed in since he was old enough to believe in anything . . . the God Mark had worshipped and served and tried to obey-that God. Where had he been when Mark had needed a miracle? He had prayed; oh, how he had prayed. But when push came to shove, God had simply jumped ship-abandoned Mark and Gloria to face her death without Him. So now, Mark just didn't believe in a loving and caring God anymore. He felt pretty sure there was a Supreme Being, just not one who cared about His children, who heard and answered their prayers. That God was gone forever, and Mark was left with a hole in his heart, an aching void in his spirit that he dared not hope would ever be filled again. But God, as He always does, had a plan . . .