We are programmed to ask “WHY?”
If you have ever spent any amount of time around a 2-year-old you know how true that is. I think every other word out of their mouth is “why?”
We are by nature curious. Curiosity has led to many great inventions/improvements. If we weren’t curious we might be living in the Garden of Eden. But the tree of knowledge was so tempting and we have been seeking knowledge ever since.
We want to know. We need to know. Or do we?
A diagnosis of a life threatening disease leads you down the slippery slope of asking Why?
Why did this happen? How did this happen? Why me? Why do bad things happen to good people (at least I would like to think that we are in the “good people” category).
Having already gone down this path 12 years ago and finding it to lead only to having more questions I have decided to take a different path this time.
I do not know Why these things happen. I will not ever know the answer to that while walking this earth (although I do have a list of questions like this that I want to sit and talk to God about when I finally meet him).
So while I am glad that there are people who want to find the answers to the question of Cancer, I cannot focus on the why, I can only focus on the what is next.
I have to find the path that leads to Hope. Hope for our future, hope for a cure, hope for more time together, hope for comfort and thanksgiving in what we do have.
Today’s verse of inspiration is Psalm 71:14.
I think we spend precious time and energy trying to figure out the whys when all we really need to focus on is the WHO and that is Jesus. 🙂