There is a whirling maze of themes going through my mind this week: war, The Prince of Peace, hungry people, Almighty God, political correctness, and more.
As I think about suffering children and the deaths of innocents in war, these realities do not fit into the frame that holds my picture of God. The "free will" rationalizations, though they may be true, do not allow me to alter the picture or make it fit.
I know that God loves ME. I feel his love in the depths of my soul. Does he love a hungry, abused, AIDS infected baby as much as he loves me? He must or I cannot love him. If he does love them, how can he let them suffer? I cannot answer these questions now.
I pray for patience and subdued passions as I look through this veil dimly. The wonders of his creation help me understand that he is not limited to human logic. But, realizing this does not relieve my frustration or pain.
I must cling by faith to the love of God through the only real truth I know, the truth spoken and lived by Christ. Faith and Christ's promises must eventually bring the peace I/we seek.
Dan Robling
December 2002