Why He Put Us Here

 

When reviled,

      we bless.

When persecuted,

      we endure.

When slandered,

      we entreat.

            1 Corinthians 4. 12

Newton's third law of motion

   states that for every action,

there is an equal 

         and opposite reaction.

God invented physics

    to make the world work.

But God's foundational

              law of grace

   makes the world work too.

When we seek God

  and trust Him in volatile situations,

        deep down difficulties,

   and even everyday irritations,

He radically alters our triggers

   and how we counter

   the forces against us.

Not to react,

  but to respond with grace

  -- which is always unexpected.

It is not just turning the other cheek,

   but seeing a different opportunity

to bring the gospel here.

O God,

We pray for the wisdom

    to make radical choices.

We pray for a heart

    to see this hardship

    with Your courage.

Show us how to respond

          with grace

in the situations we find today.

Even when everything in us

          wants to fight back, 

or cry out unfair,

You show us a different way,

     Your steadfast love

which changes everything.

Because that is 

    why You put us here.