Anonymous asked: I went to a conference one time and the pastor said something one night that completely changed how I view tragedies like this... even Jesus wept when his friends were hurting and dying and when he saw suffering in the world. He could heal them, and sometime would, but he still cried because pain and suffering and death are not God's will. He can and does use them for good, but they are not of God. I loved that. It's helped me to think of God as grieving alongside me.

Thank you so much for sending me this…that is so awesome. And you explained it perfectly. :) Thank you!