Tragedy

Sometimes tragedies make us reflect more on what the plan of salvation is all about. Unfortunately tragedies can come at all times of the year and this Christmas I had a dear friend that experienced a tragedy (and by her experiencing it, I too felt the pain of it.) As I sat in the Chapel listening to a speaker talk about tragedy and God's plan and I felt comfort about this tragedy. I don't think that God wants bad things to happen, but he sometimes he allows them to happen. He knows more about our inner strength than we could ever imagine. We don't always understand His plan and His plan isn't always pretty and fluffy. We don't always get our way and sometimes things are difficult to shape us into something miraculous. It is not up to me to judge His wisdom. We aren't responsible for understanding the entire plan, but we are responsible for having faith that He does love us, His Son has provided us a way to have a happiness, and one day (maybe not in this life), if we trust Him ,we will be able to understand His wisdom in all things. For this understanding I am grateful.