Blessing does not equal stuff.

The bad things that happen are not necessarily the blessing, but perhaps the Lord is able to bless them even in the midst of their suffering. People who are severely persecuted and tortured will often say that they are blessed.

Right after the line that says, “bless all the children,” the song says “take us to heaven”–I always thought the being taken to heaven was the blessing.

We talked about something like this in my fourth grade class last week–that God sometimes answers our prayers, No. The example we discussed was Paul praying for the Lord to take away his thorn in the flesh. Instead God said, “My grace is sufficient for you.” So even when he says No, he blesses us with his grace?

But your whole point was about suffering making us sad, and I don’t disagree with that.

“in your tender care”, vs “with your tender care”…

I suppose he does bless all children who are “in his care”, but you’re saying something different, which I should be and am unhappy about.

Remember when we had that conversation in my porch at the Pipe and Tile asking the question “is it ever ok to be angry?”, I find your logic and thought here to be on those lines.

Should we be angry that rape happens? Or child sacrifice? What’s the difference between anger and unhappiness, other than the obvious that the bible points out it’s nearly impossible to be angry and not sinning.

To say everything that God uses is good is like saying evil doesn’t exist.