It's tempting to propose erudite political, economic and spiritual explanations for what's happened in Haiti over the past week. It's understandable in the face of bewildering complexity and pain. The earthquake has been devastating at so many different levels and news reports are filled with harrowing accounts of loss, pain and deep insecurity. In spite of this, I find John Semantu's simple words more humble, refreshing and hope inspiring: 'I have nothing to say that makes sense of this horror - all I know is that the message of the death and resurrection of Jesus is that he is with us.' Sometimes the most meaningful and prophetic thing we can say is, 'I don't know and yet, somehow, God enables me to believe.'
(I posted an 80-second video on YouTube in response to the Haiti disaster: '3 Words - Help Haiti Now'. All feedback gratefully received.)
