God was and will always be, but where was he when people were getting shot up in Colorado?

Question

Making a guest appearance on a grilled cheese sandwich?

Answer 1

Reigning in Heaven with Jesus at His side, and the Saints in His presence, Hallelujah!

Answer 2

God, world and karma.
We may ask, Why have we become so violent? Why are we competing with nature? Why are we destroying other life forms? Why are we fighting so fiercely with one another? There is a root cause.
When millions of cows or millions of human embryos are slaughtered, the killers and their accomplices have to bear the karmic reaction. All the world's major religions consider not only killing but also intoxication and sex outside marriage to be immoral. This is the code of the Supreme, and disobedience to this code must have its effects. An ordinary man may not know how or when he will suffer the karmic reaction, but that has no bearing on the fact that he will. Why should we think that overwhelmingly powerful material nature will not act on us, when we experience that breaking even the state laws brings us a bad reaction? Although in the present age we're extremely enamored of scientific explanations, even the most educated men have scarcely looked into this science of action and reaction. Individually and collectively, we go on committing the same crimes millions of times. The karmic toll mounts, and we pay it—through natural disaster, war, and death.

Answer 3

You say God was not there, but I am certain God and His angels were there watching over His children.
There were 7,000 people on church grounds that day. The gunman intended to do great harm that day, and he was successful at destroying some lives. At this moment, we could be crying for hundreds of lives lost, but God was there. Just like he is always there in every moment of our lives.
When something bad happens to us, we always ask, "where was God?" but what we really need to ask is,"where was I?" In what condition was my life when this event happened. Did I remain strong and faithful through the trials and tribulations. God was and will always be there for me, but will I be there for Him?. Will I always believe? or will I doubt His love for me?
Evil has entered the heart of men, and sin has created much pain and suffering. Every day we see the consequences of decisions made by a sinful heart. If only men would listen to God's voice...

"He will protect you from harm" Psalm139:5

"Those who go to God most high for safety will be protected by the almighty" Psalm91:1

Answer 4

You have such narrow vision. If we are eternal creatures then death is nothing more than a transition from one state to the next. In God's eyes the death may have been sad but nothing that would have required it's immediate attention. God didn't kill them...a person killed them via free will. Why do you blame God and not the person?

Answer 5

He obviously was in Church that day and stopped a massacre.
When you are a Christian you don't have to worry about whether you live or die. God is always on the throne and this life is not the end..

Answer 6

It's weird (a miracle?) that you should say that... because he WAS appearing on a grilled cheese sandwich!! ... and then he gave me gas. It was tragic...

Answer 7

Haven't you heard of free will?
God knew this was going to happen; yet he gave all humans the right of free will.
Therefore, he was there, comforting the families of the victims.

May God Bless You.

Answer 8

The same place he was during the tsunami in the Indian Ocean, hurricane Katrina, the earthquake in Pakistan, and the other millions of natural disasters around the world. In people's imaginations.

Answer 9

Are you saying that God is not there everytime someone dies. Wow, i guess he's not there 99% of the time then.

Answer 10

Good question, but you see, I am not in charge of His schedule. Suppose you ask Him? It might do you a world of good to open those lines of communication.....