Unanswered Questions

A very dear friends daughter had a thyroidectomy yesterday. She is 22 years old with the singing voice of an angel. Her education is taking her on a track toward becoming a premier choir director. Her giving attitude provides the people around her with encouragment in the most difficult of days.
When the surgery was all said and done, the diagnosis came back with a body blow to this loving Christian family. That's right...cancer. While the prognosis is very good...and her vocal chords are all in top shape with no damage...the question still lingers with no seemingly appropriate answer. Why her? Why would this amazingly talented, young Christian woman have to face a battle with cancer? Why does this family have to go through yet another trial...at a time when life is dealing them days that are difficult as it is? Of course, the extension of that question is...why does anyone that is living a life that is full of service to others and a focus on the Lord have bad things happen to them?
Yes, yes, yes...I know the standard Sunday school answer. But that's not enough for comfort for a family that is going through it! That's not enough for the emotion filled father of a promising young musician who is facing a battle with cancer. It's not a good enough answer for the husband who is now faced with raising his toddler children without their mother who died from complications to ALS.
Why? That's the question we all ask. We demand and answer! We expect to hear a booming, logical, passionate answer. Instead what we get is a reminder that the "why" may not satisfy. What we hear is the stark reality of "what's next".
So I will continue to ponder. I will continue to ask. And yes, I will continue to hear Jesus Christ utter, "My God, my God, WHY have You forsaken me?!"