As we join the world in praying for China and Myanmar, and struggle with our "why, God?" questions, I thought this reflection was timely:
"God does not explain why there is suffering - God suffers alongside us. God does not explain why there is sorrow- God became the sorrowful one. God does not explain why there is humiliation - God practices self-emptying love. We are no longer alone in our vast loneliness. God is with us. We are no longer in solitude, but rather in solidarity. The arguments from reason are silenced. It is the heart that speaks. It tells of a God who does not ask questions but who acts, who does not offer explanations but lives out an answer." - Leonardo Boff
Please join me in praying for brothers and sisters in Myanmar and China. And make plans now to attend the upcoming Myanmar benefit concert, to be held at our church on Sunday evening, June 8th. All proceeds will go to World Vision, an organization that has had unusual sucess in getting supplies where they are needed in Myanmar.
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