Where Is God?

As a Christian, I am often asked: where is God in all the suffering that the Ukrainian people are going through?

My answer is this: God is with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people. He is with a hurting mother, a grieving wife, and a wounded soldier. He is in the midst of our pain and sorrow.

Jesus never promised us a worry-free life. On the contrary, He said in the Gospel of John, “In this world you will have trouble.” But God also gave us this promise: “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

And that is the promise we hold on to - that God is with those who suffer, with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people.