This week, darkness attempted to take joy from the world.
Again.
This happens a lot doesn't it?
The evil in this world is shocking, heartbreaking and truly unbelievable.
The only way to look past the brokeness is to cling to the hope that true life is coming.
Pastor Al from Reality Church in Boston said something beautiful:
"We were not made for such atrocities. In such darkness, the church—the people, not an
edifice—are made to shine as a city set upon a hill, and as a lamp in a dark moment.
As we mourn this moment, we do so with a hope that a Kingdom is arriving—a
Kingdom that will right all wrongs, and turn all our sorrows into dancing. Until then,
we look for ways to help others grieve with a hope beyond themselves."
I have no idea how people can look past brokeness without Jesus in their hearts.
The only hope I can cling too when tragedy strikes is knowing John 16:33
“I have spoken these things to you so that you shall have peace in me. You shall have suffering in the world, but take heart, I have overcome the world.” ...
No matter how awful the world becomes, I know that My God has conquered it all.
Darkness may fight to steal that victory but it simply can not win.
A wise woman shared this with my friend and I think it speaks great truth about Mondays horrific incident.
"The devil may have moments in a day, but our Lord will always have His way."
While I will never understand this darkness, or the future darkness to come, I don't have to because I know that God is still winning, by infinitely more.
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