A thoughtful reflection, Sister, one often in my mind and heart.

Our little congregation has experienced the passing of three delightful youth in the last year and a half, causing the ubiquitous human question “why” to cross our simple minds. My comfort comes from a living trust in Christ. Trust (and the Holy Spirit) prompted this solemn admonition on the part of Moses in order to close the series of blessings and curses which he has just delivered.

“The secret things belong unto Jehovah our God; but the things that are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.” Deuteronomy 29:29

secret H5641 = hidden

revealed H1540 = advertised, disclosed

law H8451 = a statute, perhaps The Decalogue

John Wesley comments: “The ways and judgments of God, tho’ never unjust, are often times hidden from us, unsearchable by our shallow capacities, and matter for our admiration, not our enquiry. But the things which are revealed by God and his word, are the proper object of our enquiries, that thereby we may know our duty, and be kept from such terrible calamities as those previously mentioned.”

I am jealous of the three gone on to their reward, and yet trust His plans and provisions while mourning with the families involved.

Your final line “I thank You, Jesus, for all of these.” sums it up well for the both of us, methinks. What we don’t know is a lot, but what we do brings enormous comfort. This concept is what “our children” must be taught in order for them to survive and prosper in the coming troubles.