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Hurricane Dorian was the most destructive hurricane in the history of the Bahamas.
70,000 people have been displaced, thousands of homes destroyed, and hundreds remain unaccounted for.
Where is God?
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God is in the men and women who got into boats and went searching for survivors perched on their rooftops.
God is in the volunteers organizing disaster relief.
God is in the heart of every Bahamian who believes in life after Dorian.
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Today we celebrate the feast of Saint Peter Claver, a Spanish priest from the 17th century who spent his life in the epicenter of the slave trade.
Though he couldn’t end the massive evil swirling around him, Father Claver did something.
For 33 years, he stood on the shores of Cartagena, Colombia, welcoming incoming slaves with food, water, and interpreters.
When people asked, “Where is God?”
God was in the hands of Peter Claver, who eventually baptized over 300,000 people, offering them hope in the midst of chaos.
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When we see the evil happening around us – whether it’s a natural or manmade disaster – many ask, “Where is God?”
God is in you and me.
Like those Bahamians in rescue boats after Hurricane Dorian and Father Peter Claver on the shores of Cartagena, each of us is called to make some difference.
How might we do something positive today?