Write His Answer

God with us the Christmas message proclaims,
but where were You when our children were slain?
Distraught parents with broken hearts cry,
Why? Oh God, why? WHY?
There are no words that can erase their pain,
only God understands for He gave His Son.

Christmas is more than the Babe in the manger,
it’s the coming to earth of our Lord and our Savior.
Filled with compassion, with mercy, with love
Jesus chose to descend from His throne above.
He went to the cross to set us free from sin.
The choice now is ours to reject or accept Him.

Yes, God is all-powerful; He could intervene,
but then we’d be puppets controlled by a string.
In the midst of our anguish we can hear Him say,
I am with you dear ones and will show you the Way
to give Me your questions, your doubts, and your fears.
I will comfort, will strengthen, and will dry your tears.

There is hope for tomorrow;
one day you will see,
your children are safely at home with Me.

As we all struggle with the horror of what happened in CT, I hope you’ll visit the blog my friend, Rick Marschall, has written. He says, in part, “There is sin in the world. A loving God gave us free will, desiring that we experience life. He did not create us as angelic robots. Such beings cannot know sorrow nor joy. Redemption and salvation cannot be experienced by beings who need them not. No angel ever sang ‘Amazing Grace’ with tears of joy streaming down the cheeks.”

I also urge you to read the insightful article, “It could have been my son,” that Vicki Chandler, a dear friend, GPCWC conferee, and member of my critique group has published with ASSIST News.

Finally, Joel Rosenberg in his December 15 blog, writes, “I can’t help but think about the trendlines and the dark trajectory our nation is on. It’s not just ‘the economy, stupid.’ We are, in many respects, in a moral and spiritual freefall in our country, and we are paying a terrible price.” Joel’s book, Implosion, is must reading.

Father, please help us to seek You and to “write Your answer.”