I loved/hated "Night" by Elie Wiesel, the story of his life as a teenager in the concentration camp of Auschwitz. It was haunting–the honesty in which he related how his father died and how he, as a young adolescent, did nothing to prevent it, was gut wrenching. I know I for one could never stone him for that sin–there but for the grace of God go I. Anything he would have done would only have made him their next victim.
I saw the interview Oprah did with Elie Wiesel, it is well worth seeing if you’re able to find it somewhere.
This young Jew, so devout as an early teen, said his experiences brought him to the knowledge that there is no God. Why do horrible experiences bring some to God, and push some to "curse God and die," as Job was tempted?
The Holocaust happened sixty years ago, in a world not very different from the one we live in today. Yes, it could happen again, easily.
Some of my favorite books:
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
The Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank
Was God on Vacation? by Jack van der Geest
Night by Elie Wiesel
Favorite Movies:
Life is Beautiful
Schindler’s List
The Pianist
I’m currently reading Light Force by Brother Andrew, about persecuted Christians in Muslim countries, and the challenge to bring the gospel to hurting people, who because of being born in the Arab world may never have had the opportunity to really respond to the good news of Jesus.
This world is so full of suffering people. Israel essentially is a nation born of the intense pain of the Holocaust. But that nation, and the region surrounding it, continues to be the most troubled place in the world. There are no easy answers to the pain and tumult of the Middle East. The ONLY answer is a Savior…..