My God, my God why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from saving me.
O my God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,
By night, and am not silent.
Some nights when sleep escapes me, I hear myself say, “Where are you God?" But then a gentle reminder comes to me - not all is good - not all is bad. Think of what you have – children, grandchildren, friends, a comfortable home and no hunger. I may not sleep but I am more content.
But not long ago, a terrible windstorm arrived in Lincoln and the world we know was very ugly. A dead limb still hangs in the ash tree near my property spewing seeds and dead leaves each day. Great gashes remain in the tree down the street and where many stately trees stood, now only gaps remain. So is everything God does good?
My mind does wonder that often as I think of the many loved ones I have lost and babies crying from hunger. People running for their lives and others living on the streets.
On page 15 of “Prayer In The Night” by Tish Harrison Warren, we read the author saying, “Where are you oh God? Is anyone watching out for us? Does anyone see? And tell us why? Why this evil, this heartbreak, this suffering?”
I agreed with the author but then as I drove through the neighborhood just the other day, I saw the world back together again. Trees have been trimmed, yards are greeting fall with color and green trees are suddenly sporting bright yellow leaves and a sugar maple suddenly answers all my questions. Beautifully attired on one branch, it has turned into fall colors of red, yellow and orange.
God is here, he loves us.
Amen
Carolyn Olsen
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