The One about A Time To....

Dear friends,

I think my last post was somewhat depressing, but after watching so much horrible things happening in Iraq, how can one not be depressed?

I think it would help us to keep in mind that God is in control of the world's situation. God is All-Knowing, and Wise, and so there has to be a Master Plan that God has in His hands right now. We may not be able to understand why the world has changed so much, but God does! I never imagined that I would get to see four wars in my life (Gulf War, War in Yugoslavia, War in Afghanistan, War in Iraq). Keep in mind that one of the signs of the End of the World is the increase in wars. I would love to know when I am face to face with God why He allowed to let so many innocent people die?

I was browsing through my sister's Chicken Soup for the Teenage soul, and I found a passage, which I thought perfectly captured my frame of mind. There is a time for everything in this world!

"To every thing there is a season,
and a time to every purpose under heaven.

A time to born, and a time to die;

A time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

A time to kill, and time to heal;

A time to break down, and a time to build up;

A time to weep, and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together;

A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

A time to get and a time to lose,
a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

A time to rend, and a time to sew;

A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

A time to love, and a time to hate;

A time of war and a time of peace."

--- Eccles. 3:1-8

Surely, if we are going through a time of war now, we will also go through a time of peace. :)

Warmly,

Mansur