Several years ago we began to see a tomato plant growing in the crack between where the front cement walk meets brick stairs to the front door. It appeared that a seed had fallen in the crack the previous summer, possibly from one of the plants that had been growing in our front planters. Not much water could get in the crack, but as the plant grew under the canopy of a mature tree, it did not dry out like the plants in the full sun. The squirrels that usually patrol the garden did not see the tomato plant growing in this unusual place. Thus what seemed like an unfortunate situation—a seed falling in a small crack in the front walk—turned out to yield a surprisingly good harvest. Such is our life. Things may come that we do not understand, such as difficulty and trial. Even though the seed had a much less hospitable home in the crack than did the plants in the large garden, the little plant persisted and yielded more than those growing in the garden. We should put our trust in God because He knows what is best for us, and all is there for our sanctification.