VASTNESS

Faith takes us into a vast new world
where imagination has the power
to heal and restore.

Dad and I planned to go to church today
but did not get ready in time.  We were
tired from our adventure yesterday.

I did go for a short walk to Boundary Park
I will have to start making my own friends now that Haiti is not with me.  She attracts people.

The news is shocking with the horror of another mass shooting in the States.  Fifty people dead at a dance club and fifty more wounded and fighting for life.

The president calls every one to pray.

It is a time when the first word you pray is "help"
as we can only imagine the fear of parents waiting to hear the news of their children,

"According to the Bible, prayer provides the best possible pace to take our fears,"  -Yancy

None of us knows what our future may be and even Jesus prayed that his suffering would be removed from him.  He turned his will over to God and had the strength and courage to endure an awful death.
Mass suffering spontaneously calls us to pray.

I believe that in the vastness of the One we call God there is One who listens and shares our pain. In praying for others we to share their pain and help to carry burdens too  great for any one to bear.  Life can scar our souls but prayer can help us heal over time.  Their community will be a support.

God is present everywhere and our task is to try and make Him visible through our faith and commitment!

I did not attend church but I did attend to prayer.

Jesus touched the untouchable and now so many people who have had had a good life will feel like they are no longer the untouchables.  Their lives no longer protected and safe.

Philip Yancy has written a book called "What Good is God"