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The WORD today (see http://usccb.org/bible/readings/122812.cfm) reminds me that we cannot understand everything that is happening to us.

Today, we celebrate the feast of the Holy Innocents. The gospel tells us what happened. When Herod realized he has been deceived, he ordered the massacre of all the boys two years and below. How horrible, right?

Good news! God is still in control, even if we do not understand what is happening!

We do not know why those innocent children died. We do not know why God let that happen. We do not know how the parents of those children cope up with what happened. But what we do know is that everything is still in accordance with God’s perfect plan. It was written that this would happen, and salvation still happened when Jesus rose from the dead to save us, so this incident is not enough to destroy God’s perfect plan.

In our lives, we do not understand a lot of things. If we’re blessed, we will eventually understand things. However, time is not a guarantee. Some things are left for God’s wisdom to understand. We simply have to surrender and trust Him. no matter what we are going through right now, no matter how tough things may be, we just need to have faith that God is totally in control, and that as long as we stick to Him, nothing could get in the way of his perfect plan for us.

What previously unclear things before do I understand now? What things in my life do I still not understand? What is my reaction to it?  Do I get mad at God, or do I continue to trust in him?

Father God,

Thank you for today. Thank you for the last working day of the year. Lord, I ask that as we commemorate the feast of the holy innocents, we may learn to surrender to you completely. There are a lot of things  we do not understand now, probably things that we will never understand, and we ask that you give us faith and a heart that would just totally surrender to you. I know that you are in control, and that there is nothing that will get in the way of your perfect plan for us, as long as we remain close to you as long as we remain faithful. May we always remember this, and live this. Amen.

Blessed day!

In Christ,

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