Walking with the Whys

Now when Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet, saying to him, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died." When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in his spirit and greatly troubled. And he said, "Where have you laid him?" They said to him, "Lord, come and see." Jesus wept. So the Jews said, "See how he loved him!" (John 11:32-36, ESV) I should have had something to say. After all, I am THE pastor. But I was speechless. Everybody was. All anyone could think to say was "I'm sorry." The moment was heavy and tears were abundant. We all just sat and cried. Ever have a moment like that? It seems when tragedy strikes friends and relatives, we are paralyzed. What do we do? We want to provide comfort and words of encouragement, but we often have no clue on how to do it. This week we are going to close out our series, Habakkuk: Why do Bad Things Happen to Bad People, by talking about those moments. What can we do? What should we say? I want to provide some practical help for you about "How to Walk with the Whys. "