This morning as I learned about the terrible bridge collapse in Minnesota I was struck by how quickly calamity can intersect with the seemingly calm world of iPods, celebrity madness, sporting events, and the general living of life. Is it possible that from time to time God wants to get our attention to remind us of the ultimate futility of our technological progress and our endless comings and goings? I want to be careful that I do not ascribe the working of evil to our God, but I do know that God is sovereign and not one bridge can collapse without His being well aware of the exact bolt that failed.
Will we see the bigger picture? Will we run to God? Or will we simply utter more humanistic platitudes about how well we can come together in the face of tragedy or about the triumph of the human spirit? Let's face the questions and let these kinds of tragic events work in us to change our perspective and our priorities.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of the Twin Cities.
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