God is in control. It is hard to see this sometimes. We ask ourselves “Why didn’t He protect us?” We wonder how people can be so cruel. We wonder why things are not the way they are supposed to be. How can He stand by when people are so disobedient to His ways?
Where was He when these things happened?
But He was there. He is here now. He knows. He knows what happened. He knows how we reacted. He knows our loneliness. He knows what will happen. He knows how we feel, the pain, the agony. He knows. He saw it all.
Dying on the cross for our sins was one thing. But there’s nothing we did to deserve this. Did He die to relieve our pain? He died for the guilty, but how can a three year old be guilty of anything except throwing a temper tantrum to get her way? How could she know that she was dressing provocatively? No. She did nothing to seduce any man, cousin, uncle, or anyone else. The sin and guilt is on them. But she has to live with it.
Trauma is any event that shuts down the brain. Jesus came to heal our injuries. Even if they are still happening, He gives us a healing touch. Sometimes it is touch. Sometimes it is time. But always there is healing. Sometimes alone, sometimes through others.
We sit quietly and wait. Knowing that He is faithful.
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Written 9/06/17