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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm kind of with you OP.  It's hard to argue against a creator, but I can't fathom worshiping whoever allows babies to get cancer or be horribly abused, and then there's natural disasters, like Houston at the moment.

It boggles my mind to see someone on TV saying "We only survived because God was watching over us!" after being rescued, without addressing those who didn't survive, why wasn't God watching overly er them?  Like the story I read today of the six month old baby who drowned when he was ripped out of his parents arms by flood waters while they were trying to stay alive in a tree!  Why wasn't God watching over him?  No, just you and your kids, right lady on TV? And by the way, who exactly caused the hurricane and the flood?

I'm sure there's a minister out there who has an explanation for all this, but the bottom line is nobody knows the answer.[/quote]

I'm the PP Minister. I held an eight month old baby as she died not long ago. She was born to a drug addicted mother. All we could do was try to provide pain relief and hold her tightly when she had seizures. Her death was heartbreaking. It shook me to my core. She was with us in the inpatient unit for months. We all bonded with her. Her entire life was suffering. She smiled and cooed. But I know she was in pain even on the strong narcotics. How do you talk about that kind of death? How could I provide spiritual care to the nurses, doctors, social workers, etc who cared for her and loved her? You are correct - We don't have all the answers. But that baby's short life had meaning and purpose. Her mother's bad choices caused her death. But her life taught all those who knew her a lot about unconditional love, about compassion, grief, and letting go. She brought a lot of joy to a lot of people.

I don't think God ever causes bad things to happen. I do think he allows bad things to happen exactly because we all have free will. And the actions (or inaction) of others affects us. I think God uses those bad experiences to help us grow into more loving, compassionate people.

Just my thoughts. Others will have different, but equally important explanations. I grapple with this every day. I'm asked questions like this at work all the time. I believe part of our purpose is to think about these things. I'm not sure there is one right answer. My only role is to lead people towards their own answers. [/quote]

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