He will lift us up

"How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever?

How long will you hide your face from me?
How long must I wrestle with my thoughts
and day after day have sorrow in my heart?
How long will my enemy triumph over me?

Look on me and answer, Lord my God.

Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death,
and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,”
and my foes will rejoice when I fall.

But I trust in your unfailing love;

my heart rejoices in your salvation.
I will sing the Lord’s praise,
for he has been good to me."

Psalm 13: 1-6 NIV

The tragedy today in Boston is yet another example of the evil in this world. Our enemy, be it those fellow humans who seek to destroy us, or the army of Satan itself, it seeks to destroy us. They do indeed rejoice when we fall. It breaks my heart to see the footage of those who fell today. It throbs at the thought of those who were within the circle of smoke; those who were not seen in the footage. And to those who were not there but were waiting for their loved ones to return home from the race.

Our enemies have indeed rejoiced. But we trust in the unfailing love of the Father. In Him, we have our salvation. He oversees these acts of evil. And we trust in Him to work this evil into good for all of those affected. May His gracious favor be upon them and upon us as we mourn for them – our fellow Americans. And may the justice of the Almighty ensue swiftly.