The eyes of the Lord

I've been doing some reading of one of the great books of wisdom in the history of mankind, the book of Proverbs, in preparation for a coming sermon series this summer. It is amazing how these stored warehouses of knowledge ring so true though each sentence has little to do with the one that came before.

For example: Read the 15th chapter (in the NIV). 33 verses of knowledge, 33 verses of wisdom. But from those choices, I stuck on the third verse. It reads, "3The eyes of the LORD are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good." Wow. What a thought. What a somewhat scary thought for the guilty. What a wonderful thought for the pure in heart. Since I don't know a whole lot of people who are (completely) pure at heart, what a scary thought.

Just kidding. Sort of.

I wonder, then, what the Lord would think of this story. Yesterday I read this: "In October 2008, H.S. was a 16-year-old high school student in her hometown in southeast Texas. Then, as she says, she was raped at a party by another student -- a star football player and member of the school's basketball team. Four months later, at a basketball game in another town, H.S. chose to stay silent while the rest of her squad chanted his name. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that, although she cheered for the team as a whole, when the assailant went to the foul line, she opted out.

"Three school officials, including the principal and district superintendent, intervened, insisting that she cheer for the athlete or leave the game. She didn't budge, and her refusal to root for the boy she says raped her had a high cost. After H.S. identified him, he pled guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge. Nearly a year after the party, he was given a suspended sentence.H.S., however, was kicked off the cheerleading squad.

 "This spurred the former cheerleader and her parents to sue the school district and officials, claiming she had the right to free speech and was unfairly punished for using it. The courts -- all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court -- did not agree. The rhetoric that emerged in those rulings is shocking. A New Orleans appeals court stated that, as a cheerleader, H.S. was a "mouthpiece" for the school. Monday, the highest court in the country also ruled against H.S.'s appeal. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, review of the of the case was denied by the Supreme Court without comment. H.S. and her parents are also ordered to pay the school district's $45,000 legal tab."

I wonder if the Lord ever just shakes his mighty head and wants to do what he once did with the flood but promised not to do again? I wonder if the Lord wonders if the sacrifice his Son made for all of us was worth it? I wonder if the Lord wants to turn away from his people and simply shed large, large tears?

Maybe the floods of spring ...