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b'I grunted as I gazed at the viewport. Black space. Tiny white dots in the distance. Nothing new here. I side-eyed Dad. This was his fault. He acted like he knew where we were going.\\nDad, a seasoned commander, looked up from the blinking lights of the console. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Still not speaking to me, Tai?\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d\\nI fingered one of my braids. He\\u2019d named me Tai\\u2014Swahili for eagle. I was born to fly, he always said. Born to explore the unknown.\\nThough I wanted to continue giving him the silent treatment, I caved. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153I\\u2019m concentrating. You gave me the helm after all.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d It was what I\\u2019d aced in flight class. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153How do you expect me to calculate the entry if I don\\u2019t know where to go?\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d\\nDad laughed like I\\u2019d said something hilarious. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153I gave you the vector to the jump point. We\\u2019ll make planetfall then. Just follow the coordinates.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d\\nHe acted like this was no big deal. But we were in the middle of Nowhere Space. I wasn\\u2019t sure our tiny ship could make it to the planet he claimed was in Tau Quadrant. I\\u2019d left all my friends behind in Gamma Quadrant. All because Dad claimed God wanted us to find a planet that might have water\\u2014a precious commodity back home. Now there was no chance of me applying to Advanced Flight School when I turned eighteen!\\nI broke the silence again. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153There are too many unknown variables. What if we overshoot wherever we\\u2019re going?\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d\\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Do you trust me?\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d\\nI took in a breath. I knew what he meant. Did I trust him to know what was best for us? I slowly let out my held breath. He\\u2019d always been there for me. He\\u2019d never let me down before.\\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Jump point ahead,\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d I said. It was now or never. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Throttle up.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d\\nThe ship shook as it made the jump. Seconds later, there it was in front of us: a small, blue planet. That meant water. Maybe this would be a good place after all. \\n\\u2022 Today\\u2019s story echoes the true story from today\\u2019s Bible passage. Abram heard from God: \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Go\\u2026to the land that I will show you\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d (Genesis 12:1). That required trust: a belief that God was good and loving and that He would provide. Because of Jesus, why can we trust God no matter what (Romans 8:28; Philippians 4:12-13)?\\nI trust in your unfailing love. Psalm 13:5 (NLT)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nGenesis 12:1-9'