Tragedy

  This morning I am sitting in a hospital waiting room with a family as their loved one is preparing for open heart surgery. The past few days have reminded me of the importance of family and friends. Our community as well as the surrounding communities have faced several tragedies such as the assassination of a policeman; a mother and two sons who perished in a house fire; the death of a teenager at the hands of an unknown gunman, and the drowning of a young parent. I was reminded that tragedy is a part of life. We face situations in which we can not obtain a rational answer to the "why" of the tragedy. But we can recognize and remember that God is with us in triumph as well as tragedy. But we also need to remember that God uses people to minister to other people during times of tragedy and difficulty. Will you make yourself available to God so that you can reach out to people as they face their time of challenge? Each of us have the ability to be a blessing to others if we truly seek to be a blessing.