The Foolishness of God

St. Paul reminds us of a truth we might overlook in the aftermath of the latest terror attack, again in
France, but this time in Nice along the Riviera and on Bastille Day, France's equivalent to our 4th of July:  "Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.  for the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength." (1 Cor 1: 24-25).  It is Christ who helps us make sense of this gross act of violence, this slaughter of over 80 innocent people. When Jesus tells us to forgive, to love, it seems foolish in light of this atrocity.  Authorities will investigate; the perpetrator is already dead; the pain, the mourning will go on, for the deed was done and cannot be undone.  Jesus does not ask us to condone such violence, but to see beyond it to the anger, trouble and Godlessness in our world which has opened the door to the power of hell. Can we see this as a warning, an invitation to return to God and the Word he has so painstakingly delivered to us, or do we continue to ignore it and watch aghast at the next act of terror?  It will take  change of heart, a change of our hearts, to ask for God's mercy not only on terrorists, but on each one of us. Let us begin now to pray for that transformation and for deeper trust in "the foolishness of God."
Bro. Rene