There is an African proverb that Fela Kuti made into a song, which basically means, "water has no enemies." Fela used the saying to make a political statement, but the proverb can be used to describe anything or anyone that is too useful for you to live without. For those non-Africans, Andre 3000 once said, "you can't be mad at God." The truth is, my human frailty makes it natural for my faith to falter in this moment where God's decision has deeply disappointed me. But God is too useful for me to abandon. The same God with whom I was angry when I discovered my mother's demise, is the same God that I would plead with a few moments later to have mercy on her soul, forgive her sins and accept her into heaven. I can no longer care for her or be in her presence to give her company or comfort. All I have left, is hope that God will love her more than I ever could and give her rest in heaven.
