Wednesday, June 01, 2005
String of tragic events this past week.
A friend at work's family was involved in a horrific accident. The funeral is tomorrow. The story can be seen here: http://www.rrstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050528/NEWS0107/50528001/1004/ARCHIVE
The worst part is that the person (boy do I want to use a more colorful term here...) who fled the scene is still at large. How do you live with yourself?
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord.
And then a woman came in today at work looking for a baby rosary for her stillborn baby's casket, and I watched her cry as she held the rosary in her shaking hands.
And, since being back in Rockford, we've had 2 more homicides with no real motive - "just because" seems to be good enough at this point.
And today an elderly lady was attacked by a man who came from Indianapolis to commit the crime, for no apparent reason.
What next?
I was talking with a friend and we were discussing how it would be easy to be really confused about God if we had not been blessed with faith, good catechesis and sound reason. Such horrible events make me want to throw my hands in the air and say "What are you thinking?!" - however, I continue to trust, knowing God is infinite in goodness. It's just me trying to make sense of it in the here and now that is the problem.
I guess I'm just hanging onto my Easter resolution of hope at this point...
Pax et veritas.
A friend at work's family was involved in a horrific accident. The funeral is tomorrow. The story can be seen here: http://www.rrstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050528/NEWS0107/50528001/1004/ARCHIVE
The worst part is that the person (boy do I want to use a more colorful term here...) who fled the scene is still at large. How do you live with yourself?
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord.
And then a woman came in today at work looking for a baby rosary for her stillborn baby's casket, and I watched her cry as she held the rosary in her shaking hands.
And, since being back in Rockford, we've had 2 more homicides with no real motive - "just because" seems to be good enough at this point.
And today an elderly lady was attacked by a man who came from Indianapolis to commit the crime, for no apparent reason.
What next?
I was talking with a friend and we were discussing how it would be easy to be really confused about God if we had not been blessed with faith, good catechesis and sound reason. Such horrible events make me want to throw my hands in the air and say "What are you thinking?!" - however, I continue to trust, knowing God is infinite in goodness. It's just me trying to make sense of it in the here and now that is the problem.
I guess I'm just hanging onto my Easter resolution of hope at this point...
Pax et veritas.
