I was certain to get a juicy God-as-the-wizard quote when I saw this headline: Pastor’s church burns one week after husband’s death. It was lightning that caused the fire, too. What was God thinking?!!
But alas, sanity prevails. Neither she nor any parishioner made a dumb statement about God’s will. Or if they did, the reporter had the sense to not include it. Instead, we got decent quotes for a change: “I don’t consider myself a strong person, but God has given me the strength to go on… The church is the people, not the building. We will survive. This will make us stronger.”