Tonight I watched the movie "We Are Marshall." As the movie unfolded my heart reflected with tears the depths of pain and tragedy that surround us. It is remarkable how men and women are able to deal with the curves that life throws at them; to move on when it seems there's no strength to carry on. They rebuild; one brick at a time, reestablishing the foundations of what once was. Seeking always to maintain hope, they press on never willing to be defeated and with hearts as steadfast as stone saying we will not give up and WE WILL overcome.
I am in awe of families that were separated through events like September 11th, Indonesian Tsunamis, and other vast tragedies as they reestablish hope and live on their lives never forgetting what was taken from them, but never allowing life's hardships to break them. We are a resilient people. But why do people start over? Why do they attempt some essence of normal life in times of absolute destruction? I think it's because that's all they can do. When we truly begin to understand the words that "The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord" then we realize that in times of loss the Lord also blesses with the strength to carry on. That is why I know people press on. It's because the Lord is always with them; helping them cope with the loss, helping them feel the love they were designed to need. He is so close in those times of tragedy that our tears do not fall outside of his hands as he carries us in his palm, so close and so protected.
Oh brothers and sisters, with streaming tears I write these words hoping that you will stand in awe of the majesty of our heavenly father in times of loss and pain and sorrow. Rest in knowing he will never abandon you, and take heart because with his help and through his strength he will establish in you an unbreakable hope that will allow you to rise from these ashes.
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