Friday night, I was checking Facebook on my phone as I do most every night before I go to sleep, but Friday night was a little different. First, I see so many of the youth from our church asking for prayer for a brother and sister who were involved in a horrific car accident. I realized that I did not know the siblings, but my heart still broke for the family and for my kids in the youth that were facing the possible loss of a classmate. My mind immediately took me to the day of my junior year in high school... come to think of it, it was the first week of October 2000 when one of my classmates passed in a car accident. I remember being slightly lost and overwhelmed at the loss of someone I saw every day and had spoken to earlier in the day. For as long as I can remember, sadness and loss touch me to my very core.
It is in times like these, that I want to question God's plan. I know that He is good and that His goodness does not change due to my or anyone else's circumstances; however, at the same time I don't understand where tragic accidents, parents burying children, and children growing up without parents fit into that. I really hate the idea of death taking people we love from us, and the injustice is increased as I know that death is not a villain I can defeat. And in the midst of tragic loss, knowing that you will see them again if both of you are believers is not nearly the comfort it will be when your head stops hurting from crying and your senses return to you. At the same time, know that there will be a time when your head stops hurting and your senses return to you. It does get better. God is good, and He is in control.
I do not personally know the McGill family, but I do know loss and I know God. I have such a burden for the family and friends of this precious family, and they are in my prayers. I pray ultimately for a miracle for Angelica and strength, comfort, and peace for her family and friends!
It is in times like these, that I want to question God's plan. I know that He is good and that His goodness does not change due to my or anyone else's circumstances; however, at the same time I don't understand where tragic accidents, parents burying children, and children growing up without parents fit into that. I really hate the idea of death taking people we love from us, and the injustice is increased as I know that death is not a villain I can defeat. And in the midst of tragic loss, knowing that you will see them again if both of you are believers is not nearly the comfort it will be when your head stops hurting from crying and your senses return to you. At the same time, know that there will be a time when your head stops hurting and your senses return to you. It does get better. God is good, and He is in control.
I do not personally know the McGill family, but I do know loss and I know God. I have such a burden for the family and friends of this precious family, and they are in my prayers. I pray ultimately for a miracle for Angelica and strength, comfort, and peace for her family and friends!
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