More Thoughts on Hailey Owens

I can't get Hailey Owens off my mind. Even without the news and Facebook reminders, I still daily think of her and her family.

"Where is God in all this?" "How can a loving God allow such things to happen?"

How many times have we heard these questions, or asked them ourselves.

As I have pondered this situation a different perspective has come to my mind. May I be so bold as to write it down in black and white:

There is no good in this world, EXCEPT for God. If it were not for God all of our children would be murdered and kidnapped. We would be so overrun with crime that we could never leave our homes. So I say again, "There is no good in this world except for God."

Did anyone notice that it was ONE man that took the life of Hailey Owens, and it was TEN THOUSAND that showed up in support for her family? What about the FIFTEEN HUNDRED bikers that rode in honor of her? Or the MULTITUDE of prayers, money, food, and other donations that many people have made to this family. ONE evil vs. THOUSANDS of good.

Instead of questioning God's goodness, maybe we should be thankful for His presence.

The Bible says, " Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights,"

When Jesus was on earth He never ceased doing good. He healed, He fed, He comforted, He taught, He loved. He was on this earth for a short 33 years, and when He left He said it was our job to do as He did. We are to BE Jesus on earth.

And this is what it looks like - people rallying around a family in the midst of an atrocious tragedy.
People going out of their way to reach out to someone that they don't even know. People caring enough to watch out for their neighbors.

So, while I say this is a horrendous thing that has happened, I say also that God IS still here, and He IS still good, and He is showing His heart through the thousands of people in this community.

May we never cease to do good, and in so doing may the world know that God is real and that He is good.