Today was a tragic day in our country's history. Dozens of innocent lives were taken through a gunman's rampage on a Virginia college campus. I can't help but think back to the events at Columbine High School almost 8 years ago to the day. Those images are still so vivid....
These lives were lost in the public eye. Many more lives were lost today throughout the world...silently. Thousands die daily in the refugee camps of Northern Uganda. This morning, a patient's daughter called in to cancel his appointment...because he passed away suddenly yesterday.
It is sometimes easy to question God's plan when difficult events occur. Yet, I am reminded of the martyrs in the book of Revelation who will proclaim, "Just and true are all Your ways" (emphasis mine). Of all people who could be justified in blaming God for tragic suffering and death, it is the martyrs. And yet to them God's ways are "just and true." We have much to learn....
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