God You're Breaking My Heart : What is God's Response to Suffering and Evil?

Most of us puzzle all our lives over suffering. Why should this happen to me?' Why should that happen to someone whom I love?' Is God out to punish me?' What have I done to deserve this?' The problem of suffering and evil tortures the human mind. Each of us develops our little philosophy of suffering. I deserved it' God punishes those he loves' Darkness is the shadow of God's outstretched hand' etc.. From the beginning, we can presume, humankind puzzled over the things that went wrong - injury, death, famine... Only when we meet God face to face will our complaints and queries be fully set at rest. In the meantime, we can be comforted - and comfort others - by the glow of light that the Christian tradition offers. On a dark night, even a small candle is a help until the big light is switched on. Divine light shines in the darkness of suffering, which the darkness cannot overcome. [Publisher's text].

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