Holding on to Faith in the Midst of Tragedy In the face of all
the images of pain and suffering coming from Louisiana,it is
only natural to turn to God and ask, Why? Where are you, God, as
these people's lives are torn apart? Why did you allow nature to
unleash her fury? It is tempting to look at this as somehow
God's punishment or to determine that God doesn't care, or that
maybe there is no God because a good God could never allow this
to happen. There are no easy answers and perhaps no answers at
all this side of heaven. It is on days such as this that faith
is truly tested. We know that evil exists. We know that nature
is not always kind. Yet, in the face of those realities, do we
still believe in a good God? Do we believe that God is there
amidst the agony? Do we trust that God can somehow bring some
good out of this indescribable pain? As Christians, we profess
our faith in Jesus Christ who died on the cross. Indeed, we do
have a God that understands suffering and abandonment as he
cried out to His Father,
About the author:
Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur is editor of the Spiritual Woman
Newsletter http://www.spiritualwoman.net
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