The Unfairness of it All

A lot of things don't make sense in this world. Like why chocolate can make you fat when it is so tasty. Or why there are earthquakes that level a nation. Or why so many people are getting cancer.

I've been thinking about this a lot this week. Cancer. First I think of Truman and Emmett. Truman (9) and Emmett (2) have osteo sarcoma. Then there is Charlene (43) with ovarian cancer. And Sam (name changed for privacy, 50) facing prostrate cancer. Finally, there's Devin's brother Bland (50). Bland is just shy of his 50th birthday and he is reaching the end of his battle with cancer. He started a little over a year ago with Bladder cancer. He put off finding out what was making him sick and by the time he was treated he was in advanced stages of Bladder cancer. So the cancer got into his lymph nodes. He seemed better for awhile, but now the cancer has spread to his brain. We await the phone call any day to tell us that the battle is over.

All I can think about is the unfairness of it all. I want to shout, "Why?" I'm angry. Then I get to thinking that the Prince of Darkness would like to keep me angry. He'd love to feed that anger about the unfairness of it all. I won't give him that satisfaction. I pray for God to be with each of these families. Cancer does not just affect the individual. It becomes a battle for the families and friends of the patient. It allows fears to rise up. So I pray for God to show Himself in their lives. God is big. He can cure each and every one of these individuals. But sometimes it doesn't happen that way. I won't ever understand that. At least not while I'm alive.

So, I give it over to God.

"Lord, may the peace that defies all understanding be with these families and these individuals. Let us not mourn for the unfairness of it all. Let God's glory shine for these families and through these families. Amen."