Where Is God?

Some people ask, “Where Is God?” when tragedy strikes. In my experience the past two weeks, that’s honestly a question I never thought of asking. Does that surprise you? It does me.

Sure, Rachael and I have asked "Why God?" and wondered what greater purpose God has in taking our daughter "home" so unexpectedly soon but one thing we've not had a problem knowing is where God is in the midst of our grief. And there's no doubt in my mind why that's so.

I can honestly say that I felt God’s presence and sensed His love more last week than I have in a long time. A lot of our tears were the result of being moved so much by the overwhelming presence of our Heavenly Father in the midst of our pain. But more than anything else, it was the simple ways that fellow followers of Christ became the hands and feet of Jesus to us in our darkest hour that allowed us to say we've sensed God more now than we do most of the time. Whether it has been bringing us a meal, writing a card, sending flowers, simply leaving a word of encouragement, or just being present we have been truly humbled.

While there might be a lot of questions we ask when tragedy strikes and Rachael and I will probably continue to ask them too, I've come to believe that asking "Where Is God?" will not be one of them for those who are plugged into a healthy Body of Christ. What a testimony about the power of the Body of Christ when it’s operating the way God intended it to!