Oh My God-Jars of Clay

I don't watch the news; it depresses me. There is so much tragedy in the world: natural disasters, murders, deception, evil. It's hard to look at all the darkness in our world, country, and even homes. One can feel utterly helpless when faced with the ruin we see everyday.

Jars of Clay feels the same way in their song Oh My God:
Sometimes I can not forgive
and these days mercy cuts so deep,
If the world was how it should be, maybe I could get some sleep.
While I lay, I'd dream we're better, scales were gone and faces lighter,
When we wake we hate our brother, we still move to hurt each other,
Sometimes I can close my eyes and all the fear the keeps me silent,
Falls below my heavy breathing, what makes me so badly bent?
We all have a chance to murder, we all have the need for wonder.
We still want to be reminded that the pain is worth the plunder.

Sometimes when I lose my grip, I wonder what to make of heaven,
All the times I thought to reach up, all the times I had to give up.
Babies underneath their beds, in hospitals that cannot treat them.
All the wounds that money causes, all the comforts of cathedrals,
All the cries of thirsty children, this is our inheritance,
All the rage of watching mothers, this is our greatest offense
Oh my God, Oh my God, Oh my God.

Even the prophet Habakkuk felt this sense of unfairness:
Must I forever see these evil deeds? Why must I watch all this misery? Wherever I look, I see destruction and violence. I am surrounded by people who love to argue and fight. The law has become paralyzed, and there is no justice in the courts. The wicked far outnumber the righteous, so that justice has become perverted. (Habakkuk 1:3, 4 NLT)

It is easy to feel discouraged and want to hide away in the safety of what we can control. But, we must not run away in defeat. Instead we ought to remember that we can cry out to God and that He hears us. He will reign in His perfect kingdom one day and justice will be fully served. We can joy knowing The Lord is sovereign
yet I will rejoice in the Lord ! I will be joyful in the God of my salvation! The Sovereign L ord is my strength! He makes me as surefooted as a deer, able to tread upon the heights. (For the choir director: This prayer is to be accompanied by stringed instruments.) (Habakkuk 3:18, 19 NLT).