Saturday, September 11, 2010

Patriot Day

What is it exactly? It sometimes sounds like another confusing political agenda. We were damaged and there were huge losses. Have we healed? Doesn't restoration mean unity and growth?
We remember the tragedy and it angers and causes disension. Isn't that bitterness. I'm not at all saying forget the loss or that a wrong was done. Are we supposed to forgive, even this? Wouldn't growth be saying that "we took a blow beyond words and we are standing strong". That we got back up and we are deeper rooted.
Can a nation heal ? I think that there is too much distraction for healing. What cause do you take up? Do you just avoid all of it because it is too much? Should we have an opinion about everything? Where is your focus? I would love to have some discussion here, any thoughts?

Job is a man that went through tragedy that makes no sense. You have to get a bible and read it. Im new at this stuff and won't pretend to fully understand it enough to do it justice. I do believe it and I know there are great lessons in this story. The thing is in the end Job was restored.

JOB 41:10 After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord made him prosperous again and gave him twice as much as he had before.

JOB 41:12 The Lord blessed the latter part of Job's life more than the first.



Father,
You cry when we cry. So much happens that makes no sense. Show us who to be with what is left. Rebuild us and make us likeminded with You. Help us not to take a root of destructive bitterness. Teach us Your ways and give us Your eyes in such a chaotic world. Make clear the causes you want for us to take and the ones that are nothing more than distraction. Guide us and let us have hearts that You can change and shape.
In Jesus' name,
Amen

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