I won’t spill more electrons on this tragedy except to reiterate that we live in a world at war. Nation against nation, man against nature, man against his own family, man against himself. Behind it all is the the fundamental war of evil against whatever is good. I’ve written before of my firm belief that there is one who wishes harm to God’s children and His creation. A true, spiritual force inimical to God’s loving plan.
What we must remember at times like this—and especially in this Easter season—is that the ultimate battle is won. Though the whole world die, Evil will not prevail in the end. We must meet its every manifestation with good. We must resist with all our might, the tendency to despair and the whisperings of the devil who says that God is responsible for the wickedness men do.
I grant you that on this side of eternity, it doesn’t make any sense, but we must hold fast to our faith. We must cling the eternal meaning of the psalm,
If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,”
and you make the Most High your dwelling,
no harm will overtake you,
no disaster will come near your tent.
For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;
they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
You will tread on the lion and the cobra;
you will trample the great lion and the serpent.¹
This is not a guarantee of a life without suffering. It is an assurance that you will never undergo anything alone, or unaided with grace from above. It is the assurance that when this life is at an end, you will rise to life eternal with your loving Father.
¹Ps 91:9-13 NIV
