Luke 11:29
“This
generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given
it, except the sign of Jonah.”
Civil wars and
political unrests in Libya and Egypt, wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, piracy and
human genocide in Somalia and some African countries, earthquake and tsunami in
New Zealand and Japan. These are recent
events that echo the ends of time.
War, famine, disasters…they are happening
for they are real. And in the midst of
it all, what are we doing to prepare ourselves?
That is, both physically and spiritually.
And in all of these disasters, 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.
Bad things happen, that is a reality. However, we should not dwell forever on these
things. 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. In
the midst of devastation and helplessness, we can do more than just cast weak
sympathetic glances at each other. And
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, protect us, cradle us,
heal us. Teach us, Oh Lord to fully put
our trust in You and let this trust push us into action to prepare ourselves
from any impending disasters. Amen +
Thoroughly wash me from my guilt and of my sin cleanse me.
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