Saturday, December 8, 2001
Saturday, December 8, 2001
And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his
glory, the glory as of a father's only son, full of grace and truth.
To tell you the truth, I wouldn't know how to answer Chris' concerns. Anymore than I
would be able to answer the parents of those infants slain by King Herod. All I know is
this, it is not God's will that any child should die, death is not the end of our story and
ultimate healing comes when we enter God's kingdom. Now we see through a glass
darkly, but then we shall see face to face. There is much we do not understand, but
God is the God who revealed Himself in the manger of Bethlehem. God is a God of
love, mercy, hope and peace. God does not coerce by force, but leads by the example
of love, the love showed by Jesus Christ upon the cross of Calvary.
(John 1:14
NRSV)
Life magazine set out to record what various kids thought about God. One
nine-year-old, identified as Chris, used up all his film taking pictures of the sky. When
an interviewer asked him why he chose this as his subject, Chris answered that the sky
is where Heaven is, and his little sister, Tina, was in Heaven. As he explained, "There
was a fire. My mom got out, but she (Tina) didn't. She died at a bad age." The
interviewer asked, "If God is as powerful as you say, Chris, how could God let that
happen?" "He was probably working," the child replied. "Maybe God didn't know there
was a fire?" the interviewer suggested. But Chris replied, "God knows everything. He
knew, but He was working."
Dear God, there will always be questions, but Christ came to bring me close to Your
truth. Amen.
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