Coping In A Sin-Torn World

I can’t say that I understand the meaning of death, never having been around it… I can’t say that I have ever seen someone die. The closest to death that I have ever been is at a funeral where an elderly person died a natural death of old age. How can I, a young, innocent and ignorant American, even begin to understand the conflicting emotions that our troops experience who not even observe death, but are a part of it? I can’t. And yet, while seeing pictures, reading and hearing accounts of the war in Iraq, I can catch just the slightest glimpse of the pain… of losing homes, loved ones, buddies… in such a circumstance, without faith and hope for a place without pain in Heaven, I can start to imagine what a hell it would be.

I often think of posting pictures of Iraqis and soldiers, and writing about certain things on the war in Iraq… but I often stop myself by feeling that somehow, it’s all so way out of my league and the only people qualified for discussing such things are the people who have actually experienced war. And that is partly why it so puzzles, angers and frustrates me when liberal reporters paint only the dark picture of Iraq, and not the victories and blessings of joyful liberated Iraqis… of all the people, they who are seeing first hand what it is like… they must spend an awful lot of effort in leaving out more than half of the account in Iraq.

So, getting back to the topic. I may not be able fully understand the pain of having to fight a war, but as a born-again Christian I can understand the hopelessness one would feel when faced with death; and no shield of faith to protect them. They say there are no atheists in foxholes… and I would hope that that is true.

I may not have an army of soldiers reading my blog (I wish!) but for those of you that do (and all military personnel for that matter); I am praying for you. May you have faith that grows stronger through each trial you face. The Lord bless you and keep you safe until the day He takes us home.

Jennifer