In looking back on the year that has just ended-a year filled with the horrors of war and of natural disasters such as last fall's hurricanes-one would have to be callous not to mention the earthquake and tsunamis. The devastation seems to get worse every hour as new reports Cheap Gordon Hayward Jersey , images, and statistics come in. Yet from the moment it happened the day after Christmas, one felt that in spite of the tremendous destruction that was unleashed, God was and is at work, even if his plan has not yet been revealed to us.
The sheer magnitude of this event cannot be comprehended by the human mind. So let us not get caught up in the number of the dead, the injured Cheap Enes Kanter Jersey , the missing and the homeless. We need to become quiet in order to really take in what has happened; we need to ask ourselves, "What is it that God is saying to the whole world?"
The tsunamis show us that we are not in control of our lives, though God is. Death snatched away rich and poor, tourist and native, with no respect for who they were. There was no time for final goodbyes.
Having been in India, Thailand Cheap Jayson Tatum Jersey , Indonesia, and Malaysia-all nations that have been hit by the tsunamis-this disaster affects me personally. I have seen the poverty these people live under even in the best of times. What hits hardest is the untold number of children who died. Many of them will never even be found. Picture their parents' grief!
As tens of thousands of bereaved families mourn the loved ones they have lost, one wonders, "Why does God allow this to happen? Why, if death is his mortal enemy, does he allow it to destroy so many people?" In this life we may never find a satisfactory answer to that question. Yet we must still hang on to our faith that God is Love Cheap Paul Pierce Jersey , and that no dark power can ever overcome him, even though, at a time like this, it looks as if that is the case. We must remember God's promise that one day, every tear will be dried.
Only time will tell if this disaster is a taste of similar things to come. One cannot but think of the "bowls of the wrath of God on the earth" that are foretold in the Book of Revelation. One thing is certain: we cannot just go on living as usual. Life is too precious, and as this event has shown us Cheap Larry Bird Jersey , it can be over in an instant.
We do not need to weep for those who have died. They are all with God, as we are told: "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord? They will rest from their labors, and their works will follow them." We need to weep and pray for all those who remain alive, for the millions who are suffering hunger and thirst, and facing diseases such as cholera and malaria. Many will surely suffer excruciating deaths.
Meanwhile, we ought to ask ourselves how much time we are still spending considering the meaning of this disaster and praying about it. Only a week has gone by since it occurred Cheap Bill Russell Jersey , but many people have already returned to petty pursuits like hunting for post-Christmas bargains at the mall. Even on the news, this event is beginning to fade--it's back to Janet Jackson.
We care so little about the rest of the human race. Nothing matters as long as it isn't us. Yet it could be us next time; it is an eleventh-hour warning. So few of us take that to heart.
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