Seeing the way He does
Harold Kushner, a Jewish rabbi, once said somewhere along the line that religion is indispensable to the grieving process. Perhaps, to probe the issue a little bit deeper, it is the process of the grieving one seeking comfort from something or someone who is able to give him not only the philosophical answer, but also the existential answer as well. This can only be found in the spiritual realm and can only be in found in God Himself, though the search into other religions reflect that search for comfort and answers.
It is heart ranching to read about tragedies and sad stories. This morning, when I was walking to office, and as I was passing by SGH, there was a lady hugging a hospital staff crying aloud. I dun know what happened, but there is a high chance that someone passed away or something happened that caused such grief. Later after that, I managed to land my hands on a book, "Tapestry of care". It records some stories about the experience of medical social workers. The stories (true) are nothing short of real, and one can almost sense the grief from reading the stories and I almost wondered how the MSWs could have coped with that emotionally.
It is also almost unbearable to know that these people need God in their lives. That only God can provide them the answer to their predicament (it is a pity that one of the cases involved an abusive Christian husband and his wife) And as I read the stories, I wonder how God would have seen these people. How would He have felt? One might ask where is God, and indeed, one has the right to ask where is God. However, would they accept if I am to tell them that God is right there with them, grieving with them? I put myself in the shoes of these MSWs, and ask what would I do. Would I offer to pray for them, which would sorta be unprofessional by SW standard? How can I reach out and see what God sees and feel what God feels?
Perhaps the longer I read these stories, the more I am convinced that the world needs God, people need Jesus. Jesus came not to condemn, but to save. He came not to make bad people good but to make dead people live. His Holy Spirit promises to be our Comforter, our Counselor. He perhaps grieves even more than us in our time of despair. Yet, to be His ambassador, to be involved in this ministry of reconciliation, we need to learn to see things through His eyes, through the lens of God's love and grace in His holiness.
See people as He does.
It is heart ranching to read about tragedies and sad stories. This morning, when I was walking to office, and as I was passing by SGH, there was a lady hugging a hospital staff crying aloud. I dun know what happened, but there is a high chance that someone passed away or something happened that caused such grief. Later after that, I managed to land my hands on a book, "Tapestry of care". It records some stories about the experience of medical social workers. The stories (true) are nothing short of real, and one can almost sense the grief from reading the stories and I almost wondered how the MSWs could have coped with that emotionally.
It is also almost unbearable to know that these people need God in their lives. That only God can provide them the answer to their predicament (it is a pity that one of the cases involved an abusive Christian husband and his wife) And as I read the stories, I wonder how God would have seen these people. How would He have felt? One might ask where is God, and indeed, one has the right to ask where is God. However, would they accept if I am to tell them that God is right there with them, grieving with them? I put myself in the shoes of these MSWs, and ask what would I do. Would I offer to pray for them, which would sorta be unprofessional by SW standard? How can I reach out and see what God sees and feel what God feels?
Perhaps the longer I read these stories, the more I am convinced that the world needs God, people need Jesus. Jesus came not to condemn, but to save. He came not to make bad people good but to make dead people live. His Holy Spirit promises to be our Comforter, our Counselor. He perhaps grieves even more than us in our time of despair. Yet, to be His ambassador, to be involved in this ministry of reconciliation, we need to learn to see things through His eyes, through the lens of God's love and grace in His holiness.
See people as He does.
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