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Lent Lent 3 Luke 13:1-9, particularly verses 1-5
Lent Lent 3 Luke 13:1-9, particularly verses 1-5
Why? (YC No 173)
Why? (YC No 173)
Life can move many ways,
Life can move many ways,
Lead to a complex maze,
Lead to a complex maze,
And cause us question in our tribulation;
And cause us question in our tribulation;
We search for answers – ‘Why?’
We search for answers – ‘Why?’
When troubles multiply
When troubles multiply
For these are times when we want explanation.
For these are times when we want explanation.
For each catastrophe
For each catastrophe
We ask, “Why should it be?”
We ask, “Why should it be?”
“Is this a punishment for some wrong doing?”
“Is this a punishment for some wrong doing?”
Jesus says, “No Indeed!”;
Jesus says, “No Indeed!”;
However we should heed
However we should heed
His challenge to prevent our own undoing.
His challenge to prevent our own undoing.
Life can bring tragedy;
Life can bring tragedy;
Times we cannot forsee,
Times we cannot forsee,
But these are not caused by some dark intention.
But these are not caused by some dark intention.
When such times do arrive
When such times do arrive
With courage, we survive,
With courage, we survive,
And, past the trauma, search for new direction.
And, past the trauma, search for new direction.
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