God and 9\/11<\/a>.\u00a0 Most of the responses were positive, but I got one which was not.\u00a0 \u201cWhere was God\u2019s mercy for the 3,000?\u201d She asked me.\u00a0 She went on to state that terrible things happen which can not be explained away, things which show a heartless and ruthless side to God with which she struggles.\u00a0 How can anyone rely on the love of God when He allowed the 3,000 to perish?<\/p>\nI was waiting for someone to ask that, and I\u2019m so glad she did.<\/p>\n
Death and destruction seem unfair.\u00a0 They seem to be proof of the absence of the presence of God.\u00a0 I would agree with this if death were the end.<\/p>\n
It is tempting to see death as the end of the story.\u00a0 Rare is the person who dies and then comes back to life to continue their tale.\u00a0 I can think of two.\u00a0 Loved ones die.\u00a0 We bury them in the cold, hard ground, then we walk away and our lives continue without them.\u00a0 It\u2019s easy to believe and feel as if they are gone forever.\u00a0 Disappeared.\u00a0 It is human nature to rail against the unfairness of the end of them, these people we loved.<\/p>\n
As I prayed for a response this week, my thoughts turned stubbornly to the image of the Good Shepherd.\u00a0 In the story, there were 100 lambs.\u00a0 99 were safe, but one had gotten lost.\u00a0 The Shepherd left the 99 in safety to go and find the one.\u00a0 When He did, He gathered the lost lamb into his arms and carried it safely home.<\/p>\n
Where was the mercy for the 3,000?\u00a0 He gathered the lost into His arms and carried them safely home.<\/p>\n
Death is not the end of the story.\u00a0 It is merely a resting place along the way.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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