Today's thought from Hazelden: February 16th

. . .the living touch of another human being.

When tragedy strikes, we fight to understand why. Something may strike out of nowhere and turn our lives around. We would like to believe that there is some way to explain tragedy. We think that if we could explain it, maybe we could protect ourselves. We wonder if we are being punished. Has an uncaring God abandoned us? We may believe that if God cared, no tragedy would happen.

This is not always a just world. But if we let God be there for us, listening to our rage at injustice and comforting our tears, we can recover, move on, and know that we are not alone. God is with us in the words and the living touch of another human being. We may want to retreat within ourselves when tragedy strikes. This is not a bad or wrong feeling, but it is still important to let others be with us. Time spent with friends and family, and prayer time with our Higher Power, helps us realize that we are not alone in our grief.

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God isn't 'punishing' us when tragedy strikes...................free choice means that we get to make decisions, both good AND bad, and suffer the consequences of those decisions accordingly.

Grief is a natural part of the human experience. God is always there, to hold us when we cry and to provide comfort in times of distress. 

We are never alone.  For today, I pray to reach out to others for comfort and love