Today we are watching and listening to the unfolding of the terrorist bombing in Boston as police leave no stone unturned in the hunt for those responsible.
Today, those of us with PD are also watching the unfolding of our lives with this infirmity that exploded upon our lives not unlike the bomb that literally rocked Boston.
Where did it come from? Why am I the site chosen for this unthinkable devastation? Did God do this to me?
I don't believe He did. It would be unthinkable to presume a spouse or a friend or sibling or my child (someone who loves me) could infect me with this disease, leaving me striken with no hope of living again. In the same way, it is unthinkable to presume that God could or would bring the dark storm of PD into my life leaving me with the shrapnel of tremors, inability to move, facial masking, loss of smell, decreasing ability to speak correctly, depression and such things. God is not the author of evil, nor is there any darkness in Him at all.
So where did this bomb come from? I think we could all agree that it is the product of evil. There are realities in this world that are not visible to our earthly eyes, but whose existence can be verified by the thoughts and deeds it inspires. It is loveless and dark. The spirit of the terrorist is as senseless as disease. It exists only to destroy.
The terrorist will be tracked down. Judgement will come. And so it is with evil.... It will not prevail.
We live in a broken world, but take heart and cling to the hope that God gives. Forsake any thought of darkness and resist evil. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Stand with the psalmist who writes: "I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for the Lord." Psalm 27:13-14
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