Handling Grief with God in Sight

I’ve heard well-meaning Christians try to make sense of sorrow by saying, “The world is broken. Evil exists because of human disobedience. God has nothing to do with it.” I understand their intentions to defend the goodness of God. Nevertheless, in doing so, they unintentionally push Him out of the place where we need Him most — our pain.

        Our God is not absent from our grief. He is not wringing His hands in Heaven, wishing things had gone differently. The God of the Bible isn’t navigating a chess game against wickedness. He remains in control even over the darkest valleys we walk through. That truth sustains hope.