Rhonda,

A pastor friend of mine lost his wife to cancer at age 45 I think she was.
I believe this man to be one of the most sincere  men of God and a real
lover  of God's heart and will. I had asked him "why" stuff happens as I
was seeking out some answers of my own at the time. He said we can pray, we
can do all we can do as humans and His children, but in the end God is
indeed soveregn and we just don't know the answers now. It sounds like a
cop out, it sounds like a cliche, but nonetheless it is true. We naturally
think of any given situation from our perspective if we had all the power
in the universe to do anything, and of course we know we would heal this
young lady, but the fact is we don't have all the power and we also don't
have all the knowledge either.  So why pray? Because we are told to remain
in a state of prayer constantly and indeed pray in faith.

Brad

At 12:39 AM 12/7/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi all, a friend of mine has a daughter who is Christa's age, that's my
>youngest* she has leukemia and is not doing well at all, they are using
>drugs that are trial medications that have devastating affects.  Christa
>asked me the question that often comes to all our minds when someone we care
>about has an incurable illness "Why?" doesn't God do something?
>How can I answer?  Then too, the thoughts come to my mind, what part does
>faith play in our prayers?   It is just such a sad situation, I can't even
>imagine seeing someone you love go through so much pain, and not being able
>to  help!
>I'd appreciate your prayers for Christian and family.
>
>Rhonda

Brad

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