Thursday, March 17, 2011

Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Evil and God

We have just heard that all our 130+ colleagues working in Japan are safe although some have harrowing tales to tell.  We have several living and working in Sendai...
"God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging." Our prayers are for the nation of Japan and friends and colleagues there. Wrestling with the question of evil that this massive disaster raises, here is a thoughtful article I found very helpful at the time of the Boxing Day tsunami back in 2004. 
 http://www.spu.edu/depts/uc/response/summer2k5/features/evil.asp
Finally, an amazing story told by a young North Korean girl, Sung Kyung Ju:
 

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