with thee: Thou hast holden me by my right hand.’ ”* “Would you shoot the Indians if they tried to shoot you?” “Of course not, Tommy.” “I heard you reading the Bible the other day, and you read something about ‘Thou teachest my hands to war.’ So it would be good if the Indians made war on us. We could show them a thing or two.” “Son, the Bible says, ‘He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.’† That is God guaranteeing us His strength. A lot of weak characters in this world have plenty of brawn. That’s not what the Lord means. Sometimes it takes more real strength not to fight. And the Bible also says, ‘I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.’§ Our trust is in the Lord.” “What does it mean to trust the Lord, Uncle Harold?” “You answer that one for me.’’ “Oh, it means not to worry or be afraid.’’ “You hit the nail right on the head.’’ Rodriguez’s little dog, crouching beside Tommy, began to scratch his fleas rather vigorously, and Tommy moved away from the fire. Harold was making a bit of cocoa for a special treat. He took some of the powder from ground cocoa beans, put it in an empty tin can, added some brown sugar, a spoonful of powdered milk, then filled the can with water from the river. He was warming it over the fire.
*Psalm 73:23
† Psalm 18:34
§ Psalm 44:6
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