September 9, 2010
September 9, 2010
Bethany Storro, the victim of an acid attack in downtown Vancouver held a press conference and spoke about her faith in God. She said, “I’m here today because of Jesus Christ. I am a believer” and “I have no enemies. In time, I’m going to forgive her. Then I can move on.” and “God is watching over me. I can’t live the rest of my life in fear.”
On buying sunglasses 20-minutes before the attack:
“For some reason I had this feeling that I needed to go buy some sunglasses, I finally foudn teh pair I liked…If I had not had those I would have been blind…That’s Jesus for sure,”
On her support
“I have many friends who love me and I am blessed.”
On anger:
There has been no one to get mad at. Everyone has been nice to me.”
Jasper Mission – I understand how you might feel that way. But God’s love for us is not that He irons out all of the difficulties of life, but rather that He redeems them and helps us to cope with those difficulties. This is the freedom found in a relationship with Him.
Unfortunately, no matter what happens, believers can make totally random and meaningless incidents appear to be the opposite, as in the case of this hoax. I’m sure religious folks who were talking like Brandon will quickly forget their words and this woman’s actions – because neither will fit in with their world views.
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If God really wanted to help he would have kept her from being splashed in the face with acid in the first place.