I can’t imagine how anyone can go through life in this extremely troubled world without faith. Yesterday we learned that the recent atrocities in Syria did indeed involve the use of chemical weapons on their people. I had to turn away from the images on television that showed innocent children dead or dying from the effects of chemical exposure. I watched a mother hold her child as she died in her arms and once again I had to turn away from this heart rendering situation. Now the fate of our nation rests in the hand of our leaders. How can we allow these atrocities to continue without responding to them?
Faith in God helps believers cope with living in this fallen world. We will turn to God and pray for our military, our leaders and our Great nation. Houses of worship will gather their congregation and also pray about this matter.
Our country has enough problems of our own with our financial problems and divided Congress . I hope that the United States will have the support of other nations as they attempt respond to this horrendous situation. Those of us who live by faith will be comforted by our trust in God. Let us all pray for our nation, our military and our leaders and ask God to protect us all.
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Barbara Serating: author, blogger, pet parent and senior. 