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naelany Reading this article has me conflicted. Part of me is upset that the Pope of all people would ask where God was during WWII and why He didn't hear the people cry out. Why did He allow evil to triumph? Really, I have a hard time with this. God was there. I believe that with all my heart. I don't believe He "just let" everything happen. I believe that He was there for Jew and Christian alike (and whatever faith a person may or may not have had at the time). I believe that He gave strength, hope and courage to those who asked for it, those who needed it. Had He not been there, then things would've been much, much worse.
I know it's not quite the same (Ha! Understatement), but still. People asked the same thing with 9/11. "Where was God?" "Why did He allow the terrorists to hijack those planes and crash into the WTC?". He didn't "allow" it as such. Free will, which is us and not something He will meddle with. But, He was there with those who died, He took them home. He was there with those who survived. He was there with those who went into the wreckage to rescue others. I firmly believe that and hold to it. There's a song, sort of anyway, that came out not long after. I don't know who it is from, or what it's called. I've only ever heard it once, without learning this information. It is a voice, God's voice. Talking about where He was, how He was in the Stairwell with this and this person when they were running down the stairs. With this person as they called their loved ones to say goodbye from the plane. You get the picture, I think. It was a very powerful thing, and I wish I could get my hands on it. It so strongly showed me "where God is" in times like that.
However, on the flipside, I can understand why anyone would say that. Things like WWII and 9/11 are enough to shake anyone's faith. I hear it asked time and again, on many subjects. Heck, I heard it asked in my family when Dustin's dad died of cancer.
The answer, in this case? God was there to give Tim the strength he needed to get through the ordeal. To give him the time to say goodbye to his loved ones. He was there when Tim passed away, and He took him home, so that Tim could spend time with his parents. And He was there for us, to help us through out grief, and to be stronger for it. He was there to show me that He is there, and that I'm not alone. It was through Tim, 9/11 and a whole bunch of things that I learned about Him.
Where was God? He was waiting for me to find him. Where is He now? Right beside me, in my heart and all around me.
I know it's not quite the same (Ha! Understatement), but still. People asked the same thing with 9/11. "Where was God?" "Why did He allow the terrorists to hijack those planes and crash into the WTC?". He didn't "allow" it as such. Free will, which is us and not something He will meddle with. But, He was there with those who died, He took them home. He was there with those who survived. He was there with those who went into the wreckage to rescue others. I firmly believe that and hold to it. There's a song, sort of anyway, that came out not long after. I don't know who it is from, or what it's called. I've only ever heard it once, without learning this information. It is a voice, God's voice. Talking about where He was, how He was in the Stairwell with this and this person when they were running down the stairs. With this person as they called their loved ones to say goodbye from the plane. You get the picture, I think. It was a very powerful thing, and I wish I could get my hands on it. It so strongly showed me "where God is" in times like that.
However, on the flipside, I can understand why anyone would say that. Things like WWII and 9/11 are enough to shake anyone's faith. I hear it asked time and again, on many subjects. Heck, I heard it asked in my family when Dustin's dad died of cancer.
The answer, in this case? God was there to give Tim the strength he needed to get through the ordeal. To give him the time to say goodbye to his loved ones. He was there when Tim passed away, and He took him home, so that Tim could spend time with his parents. And He was there for us, to help us through out grief, and to be stronger for it. He was there to show me that He is there, and that I'm not alone. It was through Tim, 9/11 and a whole bunch of things that I learned about Him.
Where was God? He was waiting for me to find him. Where is He now? Right beside me, in my heart and all around me.
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