Today I found it really hard to give thanks. It's September 11th, for one--which is a rough day as an American. So many people lost their lives senselessly 10 years ago today. So many people have been hurt and affected since that day. And I can't believe it's been 10 years!
It's also the final day of the Ganapati festival for Hindus. It's so hard to watch millions of people give glory to a god that isn't God. It's nauseating. It's unsettling. They go buy their Ganapati and bring the statue into their home and worship it for up to 11 days, then they take it in a big processional to the water and put it in. There have been processionals all day with drums and dancing and music and lights and people following behind this idol. So many people say, "All gods are the same." And my heart just hurts. No. No all gods are not the same. Jesus cannot be put into the same category as an elephant-man, nor any other god!
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| Thousands of people in the street beside our apartment taking Ganapati to the water. |
However, the highlight of today was celebrating Fiona's birthday. She is one of my best friends in India, and she is turning 18 tomorrow. Today we celebrated at church with her church family. In India it's tradition for someone to smear icing all over the birthday person's face. So Fiona got cake smeared on her face. And it was a lot of fun. :) I'm so thankful for Fiona. I'm thankful for her birthday. I'm thankful that God is still seated on His throne regardless of what's happening. "Our God is in the heavens; He does all that He pleases." -Psalm 115:3 "God reigns over the nations; God sits on His holy throne." -Psalm 47:8
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