Sixteen years ago today, we watched in horror as America faced an attack on our soil on the scale of December 7, 1941 and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. On both occasions a lot of people asked "why". In the past few weeks we have been attacked by severe weather in the south and monstrous wild fires in many of our western states. Again, people are asking "why" this has happened and what could have been done to prevent or mitigate it. There was a massive earthquake in Mexico; Korea is trying to flex it's nuclear muscles in a way which has the potential to wreak havoc on a major population center of the world. Why ?
There are no simple answers. Science can't give us a satisfying explanation, government can't adequately protect us or restore us and religion doesn't give comfort to many who question why those of us who "believe" believe. Relief agencies and first responders do an amazing job in providing temporary assistance and saving lives, but too often they are not appreciated or adequately supported. Why? I don't have a good answer for that one either.
And why do bad things happen to good people and bad people profit from the misfortune of others? If you know.....let me know. But for all the questions, there may be a simple answer, many possible answers, or no answer at all and because of that we also ask "why". We pray for our friends and family, for our national and world leaders, for peace in the Middle East and around the world. And in everything we ask for God's will to be done and rest on the promises of His Word and the hope for a better Tomorrow. And yet, much of the world thinks that our prayers are a waste of time and that our faith Is nothing more than wishful thinking. How often do we hear people ask, "where was God when all these disasters were taking place, and why didn't He stop them?" Why would they think that way when so many of us have personally experienced the grace of God, been witness to God's miracles in peoples' lives and know that we know that we know?
Why do I believe?
How could I not..........and how can you not?
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