No one ever expects to encounter truly devastating circumstances in their lives. I know I didn’t. But if you have a relationship with God, he helps you meet those challenges with hope. Confidence in him is never misplaced. He has remained with me through the years —without him, I could not have done the things I’ve been called upon to do.

COLONEL THOMAS “JERRY” CURTIS, USAF (RET.),

POW 1965–1973

In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

JOHN 1:4-5, ESV