I have had a challenging week, struggling with how unfair life can be.
In amongst that has been the challenge of reading about people’s behaviour when they disagree with something.
A young family I know and love has just had their world turned upside down with their near two-year-old daughter being diagnosed with childhood leukemia, which I find so unfair.
But they and their support network will take it head on, focused on making sure this beautiful little girl gets every possible chance to live the long and happy life she deserves. I pray the treatment and recovery is as speedy as possible.
I do pray, but it is times like this my faith is really tested when I reflect on the week when I was told about the battle ahead for this young family.
It was the same seven days that started with a house invasion by youths at Pelican Waters where the McCosker family had three cars stolen. And then the Kefu family in Brisbane was seriously assaulted by youths trying to steal their car in a brutal home invasion.
By all reports, young teenagers were involved and our State Government wants to raise the age of youths so they can’t be prosecuted.
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My Christian faith is being tested. How can a two-year-old be given such a tough start in life, but we have teenagers running around causing trauma to families with little fear of consequences?
I must say, though, my faith in our State Government is tested, but I believe it will act appropriately over youth crime, due to two reasons. The general public has had an absolute gutful of it and if the current government wants to get re-elected, it will act on it because it knows the other mob will if it doesn’t.
Lastly, just to test me further, the anti-vaxxers are targeting doctors who are administering the COVID jab. What is this crazy world coming to?
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So I am going to keep praying.
I pray for the government to sort out this youth crime spree with some appropriate consequences and for the families affected.
I pray that the hostile anti-vaxxers get struck off Medicare and any government assistance.
But most of all, I pray for that little girl and I bloody well hope someone is listening.
Ashley Robinson is a columnist with Sunshine Coast News and My Weekly Preview. His views are his own.
