When I was a young girl I lived in the country on a farm in Indiana. I have good memories about those days, as well as some bad memories. I remember how free I felt laying in the grass and looking up at the clouds. With my imagination and the formation of the clouds, I saw the shapes of all kinds of animals in the sky. But a not so good memory was that dark, stormy afternoon the tornado came through. I was so afraid. Lightning struck our chimney and the doors of the barn blew off. Some people lost a lot more from that tornado. There’s no easy answer to why things happen the way they do in this broken world. But one thing for sure… in tragedy and suffering, God’s love for you doesn’t run out. His love is constant and He will not leave you. He will hold your hand and walk step by step with you through the tough times. God still has it. We can trust Him even if we don’t understand.
“As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:9
One of my favorite verses…there sure is a lot we dont understand in this world!