‘I just couldn't take... what Janet said,’ Peter gulped, wiping his eyes, ‘I didn't mean to upset her or get you out in this weather. I just wanted to be alone.’
‘You're never alone, Peter, not now you've given your heart to the Lord. And especially not in a church.’
‘I came in out of the rain. Not for God, I'm finished with all that.’
‘No, you're not. You're in here because that's where God wants you right now. Safe, so he can talk to you.’
‘I can't take any more of him. All my prayers, yours as well. A waste of time.’
‘No, they weren't. God can still heal Janet if he wishes. We must trust. Prayers are never a waste of time, God hears and acts on every one, but we have to be accepting that his plans are sometimes different from ours.’