Wilderness Blues- Ramblings from the Great Land

The Little Susitna River coming down from the Hatcher Pass area Looking down on the Mat-Su Valley                                                       We're right up in the mountains Ben  on the mountaintop at sunset               Trying to catch one of the slippery little jerks that kept biting but not getting hooked                                                                Success at last!! Summit Lake in September My granddaughter Abby with her two Japanese friends. Not sure why they closed their eyes               Two foreign exchange students trying their hand at fishing.            ...

 Like most of the rest of the world I've been watching the scenes in Japan unfold with a sense of horror and a feeling of sorrow for the people who have been affected. Who amongst us hasn't been affected in one way or another? As I've sat in front of the TV night after night and seen the devestation, I've been left with a feeling of despair and helplessness. I wish this hadn't happened, but it did. Every night I go to bed asking God to be merciful to those people and  to us. As bad as I feel for the folks in Japan, I'm also thankful that it didn't happen here. I'm struggling with the thoughts that I'm having- saddness that it happened, guilt for sitting here fat and happy and not having to deal with the tragedy directly, and a little anger.  I think I'm angry at God for not relenting, or intervening to prevent even more sorrow. Then it struck me today that I'm judging God. He's not doing what I think He should be doing. Why doesn't He...