There has to be a way our faith can help us deal with the unexpected and the disastrous. If all we speak of is the good times or the minor inconvenient moments in life and we do not address the really difficult occasions when our world is falling apart, it is hardly functional. Faith has to be present to us when the times are tough. It must say something to us when things are not working out like we had hoped and when we are feeling uprooted and broken. It must address the roughest of times and it must speak a word that gets through to us.
There have been tornadoes and forest fires and recently an apartment unit caught on fire and people had to be relocated. There have been personal tragedies in our lives when things were falling apart and we weren't sure how to hold it together or if we would ever get it together again.
The people of Israel came back from the exile and returned to their land. The trauma of the exile was compounded by the impact of the return.
What do we do after the disaster? How do we put our lives back together?
This is the issue I raise this Sunday.
If you have thoughts on this write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. If you are willing to share your thoughts with the congregation click on the box below.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Charles Schuster
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