This is NOT the end of the story. This is where the rubber meets the road. This is the heart of the gospel. There was never any question about Abuelo's faith. In the Peanuts comic strip, Linus and Lucy are standing at the window looking out at the rain falling.
Mom needs that reminder.
We ALL need that reminder at difficult times in our lives. We live in anxious times, and so did the people who lived when Christ walked on this earth. And that is good news indeed. Let us pray. O God, we confess to being frightened at the world around us.