Dealing With Tragedy - Job 3:23-26

Tragedy, whether intentional or unintentional, natural or man-made is universal and indiscriminate. Regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, age, beliefs, economic status, political affiliations, gender and any other qualifier an undeniable truth is that everyone is susceptible to tragedy. If nothing else, all humanity has the pain, heartache and sense of loss when tragedy strikes in common. Even those who are the most ardent competitors, rivals and even enemies have been known and will often set aside differences in the face of tragedy. Tragedy is a common enemy and should and could be a universal and global unifier to achieve what nothing else has been able to do. The recent mass shooting tragedy in the US so close together, so senseless and so costly in number of lives have some on different sides of the gun debate talking about seeking common ground. Tragedies have a way of exposing our weaknesses, vulnerabilities, and powerlessness to control all aspects of our life and world in which we live.