The martyrdom of James
Foley would make it appear as if the haughty have a free hand to do whatever
they like and that God’s ears are deaf to the cries of the lowly. But then the
wicked have always had their way in the days of trouble even as the souls of
the lowly are strengthened in those days to endure the onslaught of evil. It
is because our God revealed in suffering and grief (Isaiah 53:3) overcame death
itself that we deny the ways of death the last word. Even though we would wish
for a long life free from trouble we are not ultimately overcome by adversity
for the God who lived our life and died our death is more than able to deliver
us with steadfast love. In the end I believe the wicked will be confronted by
their disregard for the sanctity of life in a way that will be as much a hell for
them as the one they perpetrated for others on earth. Even so I want to believe
that “mercy tempers justice” (The Merchant of Venice - Shakespeare) and that
God will put the haughty in the same room as the lowly and for God’s sake the
two will become the children of God they were always meant to be.
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