photo credit: UN Photo/Logan Abassi
Why? All tragedy is senseless against the backdrop of an omnipotent God. Yet, we seek to understand. We continue to ask, why? Why would God cause this? What could possibly be the purpose in such tragedy? We cannot know God’s good purpose in such horror. We cannot guess what He is doing but we can remember who He is. We can believe that He is the same today as he was yesterday. His love, His mercy and His protection still abound.
photo credit: UN Photo/Logan Abassi
What can one do in the face of such atrocity? Open our hearts and minds to the reality of the devastation. Acknowledge the loss for what it truly is so that we may connect with our hearts and minds. Be informed. Be engaged. Act. It is so easy to become overwhelmed by such epic tragedy that we do nothing. In the words of Mother Theresa, ‘we can do no great things, only small things with great love’. Donate $5 or more to charities providing relief to Haiti. Find local opportunities to support Haiti.
photo credit: UN Photo/Marco Dormino
Today, and for as long as we choose to remember, we are all Haitian. Not only is the world watching but we are moving. Moving in prayer, Moving our money, Moving our people. Haiti is not alone and her people will not be forgotten.
