I read your comment and for a moment I seem to see through your eyes. I live in a third world African Country and I am going through a tremendous tough time, I can’t tell you how many times I have “quarrelled” with God! As a matter of fact it has rained heavily in the part of the world I am at and believe you me later in the day, there will be reports if houses that have been washed away by the rain and immense suffering will be reported in the media. But surprisingly come the next Mass, the Church will be full. My point, God is not God only of people living in sound surroundings but also he’s God of people in war and those going through severe human sufferings. And so its here that I depart from your reasoning. Like I said, I am going through a tough time myself. Infact if I revealed to you what I am going through you would wonder why I still have the nerve to write this! Its the Grace of God I suppose! I know that inspire of everything I am going through, as long as i wake up and I have breath, I must soldier on and be ready to seek God and love him in whatever circumstances that iam going through.

I know that the Catholic Church lies on a foundation of blood of the martyrs of the early Church who through thick and thin kept the flame burning. Jesus himself experienced tough times too. The road to the cross was not an was one.

And so all Christians in whatever circumstances are called to fight on and be ambassadors of Christ. In essence we are called to be Saints hence we are saints in the making. The history if the Church is full of black/ African Saints many of whom lost their lives in defense of their faith in God. You would actually wonder how they emerged from these poo surrounding I just described above. But I guess God of all peoples everywhere and his ways are not mans.

Judith