[Critique Group 1] Marcia's July submission 326 words

[Marcia Wick]

Miracles and Debacles

Marcia J. Wick, The Write Sisters

July 2018

Word Count: 326 

 

 

"It's a miracle! We won," my friend celebrates after a tight game. But what
about the other team? For the losers, it's a disaster. For every miracle,
there is an opposite tragedy, it seems to me. The families of survivors
thank God for saving the lives of their loved ones, while the loved ones of
the dead and dying feel deserted by their God. Why is one woman incredibly
rescued from the claws of a predator while another is found too late,
although each prayed to God for a life-saving miracle? When one premature
baby, the size of a bird, clings on and thrives while another little heart
flickers out, do we praise God for salvation or curse him in desperation?
Floods and earthquakes and hurricanes are catastrophic, but the new growth
that arises from ashes is nothing short of magic. When the harvest is
abundant, we give thanks and invite strangers to our table. When there is
drought and famine, we turn away the refugees seeking relief. The discovery
of a new planet is viewed as a phenomenon, while the old guy has been
drifting about the vast universe undiscovered for eons. We wonder at our
luck when we spot that perfect seashell or shiny stone amongst millions of
grains of sand; we lament the loss of Mom's diamond ring at the beach. Every
rose in bloom threatens a thorn. Every rise of one nation portends the
downfall of another. Every newborn one day will die. Dichotomy, dualism,
dialectical behaviors - giving or taking, war or peace, compassion or
violence; it seems we are born into situations predisposing us to pledging
allegiance to one side or the other. In the name of family, country, race,
or religion, we rationalize miracles and debacles.  Must one person's loss
be another's gain? Must one of us suffer for another to survive? Perhaps the
real miracle is how our hearts, minds, and souls can transcend it all
through love.

 

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