City Of Tranquil Light Analysis

Throughout the entire book City of Tranquil Light, the reader can see and pick up times and people that God is working through. The two most obvious people that God works through are the main characters, Will and Katherine Kiehn. In the following essay, God’s work during Will’s four week exile at the bandit camp, also known as the “wilderness” time for both Will and Katherine, will be analyzed. God allowed the “wilderness” time for both Will and Katherine for several reasons. One of those reasons that he allowed it was so that he could teach both Will and Katherine something about themselves and himself. For Will, God allowed him to experience something farther out of his comfort zone than almost anything else he had experienced, which was putting him in a situation where he had to provide good medical care or lose his life. Through this, Will learned to trust and lean on God more and appreciate his guidance while also learning to love and forget when he learned that the bandit chief had medicine that would’ve cured his daughter. For Katherine, God allowed her to experience a life without her husband and …show more content…
One of those times was the “wilderness” time and two of those people were Will and Katherine Kiehn. God allowed this time to happen to these people so he could accomplish his plan, including teaching Will and Katherine a number of things while helping them to grow as individuals and in their relationship with him.. In addition to that, God allowed Will to make a prominent friend in the bandit chief, which God uses in powerful ways in the future. While we may not always understand everything, Isaiah 55:8-9 assures us that, “‘[For] my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,’ declares the Lord. ‘As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your