Tragedy

Some things seem so important, until a tragedy occurs in a friend's life. Then suddenly the things that are complained about seem trivial when compared to the trial they face. Complaints ranging from headaches to lonliness because of the hours my husband has had to work pale in comparison to the death of a child. Tragedy forces us to refocus on what is truly important. It pushes us to examine our deepest beliefs about God and life. It confronts us with raw emotion, questions, a mental and emotional wrestling match in which we search for some truth or hope to cling to. The sad fact is that this world is full of tragedy. We may avoid it for a while, focusing on the trivial instead, but eventually it slams into us like a sledgehammer. It can knock us away from God or pound us deeper into him...but there are no easy answers.