Sunday, August 2, 2009

Question 13

agr's question: "Why doesn't God stop bad things from happening to us?"

I still struggle to answer this without using what I consider glib religious jargon. I remember when Lynn was suffering and my starting point was "Why us" and at times even more selfishly "Why me" as if my life and relationship with God was some sort of guarantee against anything bad ever happening to me/us.

For me, now, I just don't see it in God's job description. His greatest desire is to bless us but we are too clever and find a myriad of ways to ignore His call to live in unity.

For me the question is more "Why don't I stop doing bad things to others and myself?"

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