Why do we hear stories of angels saving lives, but there are still innocent children who get murdered? Where were their angels?
When God created the world, he created the laws of nature as well, and God seldom chooses to override his own laws. Even though I have searched for a pattern to explain why God has his angels intervene only at certain times, I have yet to find one. God is sovereign and does not need to explain his reasons or decisions to us. Children are hurt not because there aren’t enough guardian angels or because angels go on vacations. Accidents happen, bad people sometimes do bad things, and innocent children die. Where are their guardian angels then? They are there all the time. More often than we realize they are doing unseen work—guiding, helping, and protecting. Sometimes they even intervene miraculously. Katherine Lippy also wrote me, “My little nine-year-old friend Jason was hit by a car and killed. His mother and I are good friends. Well, last spring I was painting a ceramic angel. All of a sudden Jason came to mind, and I spoke my thoughts out loud, ‘Lord, where was Jason’s guardian angel
