Today is somber for more reasons than the fact that it is Lent. News arrived early of a terrible earthquake in Japan, also initiating fires and tsunamis. Recent years have brought us a number of natural disasters (they often seem to come in groups). As people seeking to grow in Christ, it is important to fight the numbing affect that sometimes comes when we hear about problem after problem.
I firmly believe that God does not send disasters nor inflict such suffering. At the same time, it is undeniable that these things can have a testing affect. Some humans can fail, others can become tempered and useful like fine steel. Let us pray for strength to achieve the second outcome.
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