I have told Corrie ten Boom’s story a hundred plus times in hospitals, funeral homes and over the phone as people have wrestled with death and the future.
Corrie ten Boom is one of my heroes and I will never forget the one time I heard her speak. Corrie was sent to the notorious Ravensbrück concentration camp for hiding Jews in her home. During her time there, Corrie lost both her father and sister. She did not lose her grip on God because she learned early in life that God supplies His sufficient grace as needed.
At age six, she witnessed the death of a neighbor’s baby and was confronted with the fragile nature of life. Spooked by this experience, she burst into tears and sobbed to her father, “I need you. You can’t die! You can’t!” Seeking to comfort and counsel his frightened daughter, Corrie’s father sat down beside her and gently said, “Corrie, when you and I go to Amsterdam, when do I give you the ticket?” She sniffled a little, and replied, “Why, just before we get on the train.” “Exactly,” her father responded, “and our wise Father in heaven knows when we are going to need things too. Don’t run ahead of Him, Corrie. When the time comes that some of us will have to die, you will look into your heart and find the strength you need, just in time.”
Corrie ten Boom learned something that day that would hold true throughout her life. God does not give us grace for the future. Grace cannot be stored. Grace is like the manna that God supplied the
Israelites in the wilderness. It has an expiration date on it. One day.
Like Corrie, we do not have to live in fear of what the future holds. As Corrie discovered, God gives us tickets of grace to get us through any given situation. God gives the ticket right when we need it.
Speaking Events and Prayer
- Leadership St. Tammany Retreat, August 24
- Chaplain with “The Greatest Generation”, September 1-12
- The Gathering of St. Bernard, September 18
- Podcast, The Gathering, September 18
- Capitol Commission Gathering, November 12-15
- Holy Land Tour, February 22-March 6, 2026
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