My cousin has died. My heart rips for my family and especially for her mother. Anger wells up inside me just thinking about how senseless this is. Anger is not directed at a person, or even at God. The anger points to our fallen world in general. I know that God didn’t cause her state of being. He is not to blame for people’s choices, nor an accidental occurrence. Prayers and thoughts have been with her family and friends. God be glorified in all this mess. Draw those in pain closer to You, the source of comfort, peace and strength. There has been a hunger in me for more of the Lord’s presence. I pick up my Bible and go to the concordance and search out specific words like “King” and “Throne.” A song hit me yesterday that Tamela Mann sings, Take Me To The King . Pointing to the pain of this life, only finding salvation through Jesus Christ. That salvation gives us direct access to...
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