Why do bad things happen to good people?  I prayed for healing, why didn’t it happen? Does God really answer our prayers? 

These are just a few of the hard questions that I have heard this week as our school and extended families have wrestled with the recent death of one of our former teachers, Miss Sharney Truscott.  

I had the privilege of watching Miss Truscott’s life celebration service on Monday.  That’s right, a celebration service.  It was at the request of Sharney, that it be just that.  A time to reflect by all who were impacted by her life. As people shared stories, the common thread was Sharney’s unwavering trust in God, and the peace she had near the end of her life, knowing that death is not forever, because God is coming back again soon.

Hard questions are always going to nag us, and there will be times that we will not get answers to these questions, or at least answers that make sense to our human minds. The good news is, Jesus has promised to give us peace, even during difficult times when things don’t make sense, or our prayers are not answered how we think they should be.  Philippians 4:7 says, “Because you belong to Christ Jesus, God’s peace will stand guard over all your thoughts and feelings. His peace can do this far better than our human minds.”

If you have hard questions that seem to go answered or situations that and don’t make sense, ask God today for peace that will stand guard over all your thoughts and feelings.

Chaplain Phil