Headlines scream the unthinkable; trauma and terror splash across the canvas of our otherwise routine lives. We are left gasping at the shock of it all. Perhaps the latest disaster struck some other community this time, but imagination stirs our empathy, bringing it uncomfortably close to home. Barely a day escapes without some grim reminder of the world’s brokenness. Each new tragedy chips away at our peace, tempting us to give way to despair. Surely even the most faith-filled among us has lifted up that agonizing cry: It isn’t supposed to be like this! That’s true, you know. This isn’t how things were meant to be; our hearts were not…