Sunday Ramblings

In Sunday School this morning, one of the parents came to pick up her child. I could tell she was upset. We know each other, I've taught both of her children and her mother was my substitute para for a year. She has had a lot of tragedy within her family over the past few months. I went to hug her and she clasped onto me hard. She said her mother has found a large lump in her breast. She asked me what has she done wrong that God was bringing so much against her?

As I'm writing in a card for her today; I don't know why she has to travel this road, and for this length of time. She is a believer and I know that God does care for her. God has really laid her on my heart, so I will be there for her during this time.

Back to the age old question of why some and not others? As I wrote in an early post "Happenstance" I know our lives are not random. There is a purpose for the believer and we may know it or not. I turned toward the book of Job:

He had just lost all of his children and livestock.

And he said: Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return there. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; Blessed be the name of the Lord. In all this Job did not sin nor charge God with wrong. Job 1:21-22

Job has now been inflicted with painful boils and his wife has turned against him.

Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity? In all this Job did not sin with his lips. Job 2:10

Job did grieve during the time he was being inflicted. He had no knowledge that God was allowing Satan to do these things to prove his faith in God. He did question God but never turned against Him.

I've never experienced the tragedy that some people go through; and maybe it's naivety to think it could really be this simple. The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away--blessed be the name of the Lord. I do know that my heart is burdened for their family and I will be with them in prayer and deed.