Psalms 5:12
But let all who take refuge in you be glad and exult forever. Protect them, that you may be the joy of those who love your name.
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Earthquakes, floods, avalanche, the 9/11 terrorist attack. In all of these disasters, no one really asked what was the intensity of the quake, how high were the waves, how fast are the winds moving, into what floors did the planes first “landed”.
Instead, people are asking a moral question - “How could God have let this happen? Did God abandoned us?”
I am not really in any position to respond to these questions. Moreover, people may have asked these not to question the authority of God, but rather as a reaction to what happened, being overwhelmed by the horrifying sights and smells and profound scenes of human suffering.
In the midst of devastation and helplessness, we can do nothing more than cast weak sympathetic glances at each other, overlooking the greatest strength of all: complete trust in God.
The world is generally peaceful and stable. When waking up in the morning, most of the time, if not always, you would see the same things (your slipper, your book, your clothes) at exactly the same place where you left them before you sleep the night before.
And so, the truth is, when “bad” things happen to us, that is reality. But when we set aside complaining and place ourselves in God’s protection and voice our pain and suffering openly to God in prayer—that is, when you really trust in God.
Let us pray +
Almighty Father, You are no stranger to those who do not estrange themselves from You. How can anyone say that it is You who absent Yourself? If only we stop hiding the real behind empty defenses, if only we openly admit our pain to You, if only we let our prayer speak in honest humility for us. Teach us, Oh Lord. Amen +
Lead me in your justice, Lord.
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