There are many places in the providence of God where he waits to meet with us. But there is one strange place where he can always be found. The Psalmist has described the place as the place called wits-end. In the 107th Psalm, verse 28 the Psalmist declares, "They are at their wits-end then they cry to God in their trouble." The place called wits-end is the place of our frustrations and despair. It is the place where we come to the end of our strength and wisdom and are thereby brought to that humility and helplessness by which the soul is laid open to God.

An aged Christian said recently, "Each of us must learn to face the dark moments in life alone, on our own; no one can take away or relieve some kinds of pain we have." I suggest that communion with God can help. Abraham faced the pain…