Life

Having someone in our Kinship group go through a miscarriage lately I felt the burden that came upon her during and after the painful event. As Job said, that which she feared came upon her and that which she dreaded happened to her. As Job asked, why show the light to people living in misery? Why speak of the greatness of God to people whose normal, happy lives have become an intolerable burden?

There is much pain to bear at times in our lives when things go badly wrong. We know it's not supposed to happen like this, yet it does and it can seem like life is out of control. I see this as a sort of rythym of life, up and down, happy and sad, joy and pain. I don't think it's the proper rythym but it's what I see. I also don't think we have to go with the ups and downs, there is a possibility of sleeping peacefully through the storms.

It is apparent to me that the burdens and pain of life can easily erase the goodness and joy of life if we let them. Every person, believer in God or not, has an incredible resistance to buckling under the pain of life and survival depends on not getting swept under the waves.

One of the reasons God puts us in groups is so we can hold each other afloat. When intolerable pain hits us we need someone to come and hold our heads above the water because we are on that thin edge of admitting it would be easier just to sink. At least the pain would end. But together we get through the pain and move on. In the incredible economy of God the pain is redeemed and life breaks forth again.

If you are in pain today I assure you that God cares and is doing something about it. Christ, who intercedes before His throne, is praying for you and he has instructed his angels concerning you. Even now they are rousing people to pray, to call, to care. God is not far off and his arm is not too short to save.

Pa