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A legacy of safety and peace in China
Originally appeared on spirituality.com
With the Olympic Games about to begin in Beijing in a few days, some are expressing concern about the intense security measures that China is adopting and the chilling legacy they may leave after the games have ended. But Monday’s attack on a military police unit in China’s Muslim northwest seems to support the government’s concerns. Experts both inside and outside China say that the biggest threat comes from violent separatist groups, and although this event took place thousands of miles from Beijing, it is feared as a sign of things to come.
The Bible offers many thoughts that can uplift those who are participating in or visiting China to watch the Games—and the rest of us who are looking on from the sidelines, miles away. One is this promise of safety from unexpected or unnoticed attack: “Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.”
God’s care for us goes on by day and night and this protection from any manner of evil—whether it is a terrorist attack or illness—is there for everyone associated with the Games. And it is also available to all people, even those who aren’t interested in sports. Divine Love is a very present help to anyone in trouble. Love can provide the intuitions that keep one from harm and is also willing and able to provide inspiration to any who are in danger, whether they are conscious of it or not.
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About the author
Rosalie Dunbar is the news editor for the Christian Science Sentinel.
