Militants turn disabled into human bombs
This blog is about one clear message: people with weaknesses are not burdens - they are blessings. They can teach us, help us, and minister to us.
They are not to be pitied, looked down upon, coddled, or treated as anything less than an image-bearer of the Creator. That's why I am actually outraged, and this takes a bit of doing for me, at what these militants have done. But, rather than subject you to my disgust, I will simply post some of what has transpired:
Two mentally disabled women were strapped with explosives Friday and sent into busy Baghdad markets, where they were blown up by remote control, a top Iraqi government official said.
The bombs killed at least 98 people and wounded more than 200 at two popular pet markets on the holiest day of the week for Muslims, authorities said.
In both bombings, the attackers were mentally disabled women whose explosive belts were remotely detonated, Gen. Qasim Atta, spokesman for Baghdad's security plan, told state television.
So what should my response to this be? Anger and outrage come to mind the most quickly. But what is the response God calls us to?
The Lord has His ways and His time. The Lord will judge and will bring down His justice upon those who mock Him. And the Lord will not be mocked.
How has the Lord been mocked here? These two women, in their weakness, and as recognized members of their community, bear the image of the Almighty. Surely, God has used them for His purposes to declare His glory. To use them, destroy them, and throw away their lives in a successful effort to kill others, is a mockery of God, of His image, and of the people He so purposefully created.
More than anything in His Creation, the wonder of humanity speaks eloquently about His glory, power, mercy, and love. To destroy another human, particularly ones who cannot defend themselves, is both cowardly and a blasphemous act against the kingdom of God.
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