The world often seems like a haphazard and random place. It is unnerving to think that no one is in control. It is frightening to think that evil has free reign. But Jesus repeatedly told His disciples that everything was unfolding according to the plan of His Father in heaven. Even Jesus’ agony and death were not outside of His Father’s plan, but the tools He would use to accomplish His greater purposes. Like the disciples, we may not fully understand God’s plan, but we may trust the One who fulfilled it on the cross for our salvation and eternal life.