For today, would you please turn to Psalm chapter 13?

Psalm chapter 13.

We're going to postpone our regular Bible study through Second Corinthians, and I'm going to take you to Psalm 13 today because sometimes current events are either so tragic or so heavy that it warrants a departure from our regular

Bible study in order to address what's going on in the hearts and minds of people.

And I can tell you personally that this story has weighed on my heart and mind since I heard about it now, what, 10 days ago, nine days ago?

And I'm talking about the flooding in central Texas that has claimed the lives of now.

The number keeps rising as they discover bodies.

The death toll is now 129 as of this morning. And of the 129, 36 were little girls from Mystic

Camp. And there are still another 170 people who are missing. This has been called the deadliest

flash flooding in 50 years.

It is also being referred to as the worst disaster involving children in decades.

And it has left a lot of people wondering where was God in all of this.

And how are we to make sense of tragedies like this?

And tragedies in your own lives.

As we deal with the impact of what happens in the course of a life,

things can be very challenging and we can be left with a lot of questions.

And so I want to talk about this subject today, not just from the standpoint of what happened in Texas,

but from the standpoint of how do we all deal with tragedies and difficulties if and when those things come along.

Let's pray. Father, our hearts are heavy when we think about this tragic news. And our hearts are heavy for anyone who goes through something

painful, grievous, difficult. And so, Lord, we want to lift up the people of Central Texas, those families that

have lost loved ones. We particularly think of the littlest of them. And Lord, how they are

hurting and how they will continue to hurt. So we ask you to bind up the brokenhearted,

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