I don’t watch the news. It’s all to awful and what good does it do to know all the horrible details of the tragic events. Being a Catholic, I have read the book (Bible) and know the end. God will prevail. He will bless His people. I do not worry because worry to me is doubt and unbelief, even if you don’t believe in the God of the Bible. When something comes into my brain that could cause worry I ask myself this question: “Is there anything I can do to help in the situation?” Mostly praying is the best thing I can do and of course not worrying.
God Will Prevail by Celia
November 2, 2014 by ElderChicks
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I certainly understand and appreciate your attitude, yet I was thrown by your article. Please, save us all your musings on G-d. To me this stuff is offensive.
And besides, a very negative point of view, just as if you’re retiring from life and backing away from those who are suffering….i.e. just let them hang there while you pray. Come on!
Thank you for reminding me of the power of letting go and letting God!
The problem is, Celia, there often IS something we can do. We can raise our voices against what we perceive as evil. We can support groups that work to fix what we believe is wrong in the world. We can give our time, efforts, and energy to people and causes who need help. We can join groups and lend them strength by adding to their numbers. We can help to create movements that don’t yet exist.We can influence change in many ways, from stuffing envelopes to organizing groups of people into productive engines of change. We all have different levels and degrees of skill, resources, and power. But all of us can give something of ourselves.
How easy it is to sit back and put everything in the hands of whatever god you may believe in –and take no responsibility for what happens in whatever portion of the world you happen to occupy. Of course we can’t control everything and it’s fruitless to try to control what we can’t. The difference here is how high (or low) we place the bar for ourselves in how much we believe in our own potential and individual possibility to make the world a better place.