For the past hour, or so, I’ve been watching
television coverage of the bombings that occurred in Boston
today. As my mind has groped for a way to understand
this kind of horrible event it occurred to me that I’m trying to make sense out
of something senseless.
Bombings like this represent the evil actions of
people whose thinking has been severely corrupted, it cannot be made
reasonable.
Our hearts can grow heavy as we ponder these things. We may even have moments of feeling hopeless. But having watched the video of the
explosions numerous times, suddenly I was struck with another impression. I noticed that as soon as the explosions
occurred, there were people running toward the carnage. People moved into the chaos. What are they doing? Why would they run toward the area where the
bomb just exploded? If you keep
watching, the answer is obvious. They are
trying to help those who are injured or trapped under debris.
As that impression sinks in I find myself thanking
God for those who respond with compassion, goodness and courage. There are people who do what is right. There are, after all, people who act with
valor.
Yes there is ugliness and evil in this world but
even when things get dim, I am encouraged by the fact that evil will not
prevail. God and His goodness ultimately
reigns.
Dan Marler
Oak Lawn, IL
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