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Where I live, there are so many Amish, and one of the things I learned from them is that the Lord's will will be done, and no mortal has the power to change that. I was once so full of righteous indignation, anger and hatred for those I felt were evil and corrupt. I truly wished and prayed for such horror to befall each and every one of them. That slowly passed by, yet my inner turmoil was still so great. Then came Nickel Mines. In a short time, I had occasion to speak with an older Amish man on a job site we were both on and when I asked him about the terrible event, he and I had a long discussion on Christ, forgiveness, love and healing and the power of God. It was not the mass of the world which took Delaney's life, it was illness. God has His own reasons for why she was taken; why so many die every day; why the world seems so corrupt. I have faith in Him and His plans for each of us. I hope the peace of His will touches you.

Where I live, there are so many Amish, and one of the things I learned from them is that the Lord's will will be done, and no mortal has the power to change that. I was once so full of righteous indignation, anger and hatred for those I felt were evil and corrupt. I truly wished and prayed for such horror to befall each and every one of them. That slowly passed by, yet my inner turmoil was still so great. Then came Nickel Mines. In a short time, I had occasion to speak with an older Amish man on a job site we were both on and when I asked him about the terrible event, he and I had a long discussion on Christ, forgiveness, love and healing and the power of God. It was not the mass of the world which took Delaney's life, it was illness. God has His own reasons for why she was taken; why so many die every day; why the world seems so corrupt. I have faith in Him and His plans for each of us. I hope the peace of His will touches you.

The only thing that I understand is violent force against criminals and against disease. Violence makes sense to me.

I do not understand why an innocent little angel like Laney dies in agony while the evil worthless masses not only linger on but successfully devour the world like a great human cancer.