The headlines over the past few days have been depressing. Floods and devastation in South America, shooting in Arizona and different schools around the country, and if you live in west Texas, the disappearance of a 13 year old girl in a small community in our area and a 15 year old girl from Lubbock.
It is natural for us to wonder – God, where are you?
I wish I had the answer to why bad things happen to good people. We have talked about the issue before here but for today, I want to give you a passage to hold on to in the midst of trials.
Matthew 10:28-31 says this:
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
God cares. God is in control. Hang on.
Clay in the Hands 
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