A few days after arriving on the campus of Texas A&M University in 1984, Bruce Goodrich was awakened at 2 a.m. Upperclassmen roused him out of bed to initiate him into the Corps of Cadets, a military-style training program.
Bryce was forced to exercise and run several miles in hot and humid conditions. When he eventually collapsed, he was told to get up and keep going. He collapsed again, went into a coma, and died later that same day.
A short time after the tragedy, Bruce’s father wrote a letter to the administration, faculty, and student body. He said: "I would like to take this opportunity to express the appreciation of my family for the great outpouring of concern and sympathy from Texas A&M University and the community over the loss of our son, Bruce . . . I hope it will be some comfort to know that we harbor no ill will in the matter. We know our God makes no mistakes. Bruce had an appointment with his Lord and is now secure in his celestial home. When the question is asked, ‘Why did this happen?’ perhaps one answer will be, ‘So that many will consider where they will spend eternity’."
Trusting in the sovereignty of God can turn outrage into compassion and hatred into concern. – Haddon W. Robinson
The Lord can turn a tragedy
Into an opportunity
To show us that eternity
Must never be ignored. – Sper
READ: ROMANS 12:14-21
No tragedy is beyond God’s sovereignty.