Thoughts for another day

April 15, 2013.

Today's verse: Ps. 10:1. Why, O LORD, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? (KJV)

(Pls. read the above before you read further.  Thanks)

Between the time I wrote a reflection last Friday and today, so much has happened that it’s amazing how a small gap of time has so much packed in it that it’s simply inexplicable.  You see, my sister-in-law, Anita, had gone for a small medical procedure to a hospital and today she’s no more.  Until, 6:40 PM last Friday, she was completely fit; then at 6:55, we received a call saying she was critical and then passed away.  Now there’s nothing extraordinary in a person’s passing away and I know that her’s was a simple happening, except that she was just 51 years old and at the time she passed away, she should have reached home!

Imagine the sorrow of her family – waiting to take her home when they learn she’s no more.  I went to pray for her and was truly disappointed that God didn’t listen to our prayers.  I looked at the Lord and prayed to Him telling Him she was quite young and that she had planned her daughter’s wedding in December this year and that’s a very human thing and she would like to witness her only daughter’s wedding.  But yet, the Lord chose not to answer, nor did He revive her.

My friend, strange are God’s ways for He allows things to happen that beat our understanding.  The tragedy of this happening is sure to hit her family, if not in the immediate term, atleast in the not so far future.  We feel like yelling at such times to the Lord saying, ‘Lord why do you stand far off…why do you hide yourself? Why don’t you show us Your love when we really need re-assurance and comfort?  And many times, we’ll find our questions not answered.  Yet we know God loves us and He is there for us.  Between eternity and now, when things are turbulent, we know God is around and He will safe-guard us.  On our part, we must trust Him and entrust our all to Him, even if we’re in pain and don’t understand why the pain.