This morning I awoke to the news of the church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina. Nine people were killed, nine folks who were just sitting in church, worshipping, praying, singing; six women and three men demonstrating only faith.
No doubt many will ask "Where was God?" And there will be no satisfactory answers.
From my chair in the kitchen I can say with great confidence that God was indeed there. But would I dare to believe such a thing if I had been in Emanuel AME Church Wednesday evening? And if God was there then why did this God who is love, not do anything to prevent the unspeakable terror?" Again, there will be no satisfactory answers.
It's not a time for words.
©2015 April Hoeller
It's not a time for the racism battle either. The incident was very tragic. I just don't understand why our world continues to fall apart.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Brenda for stopping by and taking the time to comment. I don't understand it either. I've come to the conclusion that the best thing that I can do is to attend to those places in my heart and life that are unwittingly complicit in hatred. Where/when do I contribute to racism by my silence. As Edmund Burke wrote, "All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent." Easier said than done...
DeleteThank you, Brenda for stopping by and taking the time to comment. I don't understand it either. I've come to the conclusion that the best thing that I can do is to attend to those places in my heart and life that are unwittingly complicit in hatred. Where/when do I contribute to racism by my silence. As Edmund Burke wrote, "All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent." Easier said than done...
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