Emphasis Preaching Journal

As volunteers continue to clean up the physical devastation of the December 26 tsunami wave, people of faith continue to struggle with cleaning up the spiritual devastation left in the wave's wake. Some would argue that a sparrow does not fall from the sky without the blessing of the Lord. They argue that everything is part of God's divine plan. The writer of 1 Peter confronted the question just as we do, asking, "Who would harm those who desire to do good?" Yet, his experience and ours says that those who desire to do good are sometimes harmed! It isn't fair. It isn't just.