In Times Of Crisis, We Find One Another
No one would choose pain and suffering.
But when there is no choice, there remains some
consolation.
Natural disasters and times of crisis have a way of
bringing us together.
Hurricanes, fires, earthquakes, riots, illnesses, and
accidents all have a way of bringing us to our
senses.
Suddenly we remember our own mortality and that
people are more important than things.
We remember that we do need one another and
that, above all, we need God.
Each time we discover God’s comfort in our own
suffering, our capacity to help others is increased.
This is what the apostle Paul had in mind when he
wrote, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all
comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation,
that we may be able to comfort those who are in
any trouble, with the comfort with which we
ourselves are comforted by God”
( 2 Corinthians 1:3-4).