God did work a whole lot of good out of the circumstances of this weekend. How do I know? I made a list this morning. (Of course I did.)

And the thing is, the list doesn’t erase the heartache, it just sits next to it. The good God works out is an AND, not an OR. So often, I think we feel like we have to deny the bad to find the good. And I just don’t think that’s right.

From Joanne Heim