"In Unity there is Strength"

"Unity is Strength:" Haiti's motto that appears on her flag. Today, we are all Haitians. My heart cries for the people of Haiti. I believe there is a G'd. I believe IN G'd, and I believe s/he is a loving G'd. But I'm struggling. As the images come forth, and estimates of the dead continue to rise, I'm at a loss for words as to why G'd would bring such misery to an island nation that has known nothing civil unrest, devastation, and political corruption in and civil unrest in recent years.

Today's NY Daily News shows an iconic image on its front page of a man, probably in his forties, with a lifeless baby in his arms. You cannot tell whether the baby is just sleeping, though the man's tears are likely because the baby is dead. The images, seen on CNN, are more horrific than anything I have ever experienced. The dead bodies strewn along the street, legs or arms protruding from rubble. Bodies of babies, children, and adults. Knowing that many are probably still trapped in the rubble and may die before help arrives is heartbreaking. There is a shortage of medicines, there is a shortage of doctors. Doctors Without Borders facilities are destroyed. That means no antibiotics, no painkillers I can't image. The images of the injured children are the most heartbreaking and will be seared into my memory forever.