Hating Nahum

I was hating the harshness of Nahum.

I like God as Abba, Father,
Jesus weeping over Jerusalem,
The Holy Spirit as Comforter.

I like having a God who is for me.

God says twice in Nahum,
“I am against you.”
I don’t like it.

But then, unlooked for,
A friend mentioned reading
About the Taliban,
Those wicked men,

And how angry she was
That God didn’t stop them.

God sent me an answer.

There are things that deserve
Punishment. There are people
That ought to be stopped.

God sees the women and children abused.
There is grace for them.

God sees the abusers.
There is grace available.
But they might not choose to seek it.

And so judgment comes.