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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The only persuasive answer I have heard (from my DH who grew up Catholic and also studied Buddhism) is that God allows suffering to teach us compassion and empathy.  Only if you have experienced suffering can you relate to those who are presently suffering and do "good" things to help them.

There is also the free will explanation (i.e., people choose to inflect suffering on others) but, to me, that is not fully persuasive.  Free will does not account for things that are outside human control, like children dying of cancer or natural disasters.

This question is THE major impediment to my faith.  Either God is all powerful and somewhat apathetic or sadistic to allow profound suffering, or God is not all powerful.  Both things cannot be true.  So I really, really struggle with this and don't have a good answer. [/quote]

I’ve struggled horribly with my faith since my husband died suddenly of a rare cancer.  He spent his adult life practicing medicine and helping others....but alas there was no help for him.  He was such a wonderful person.  I cannot understand why....why?[/quote]
I'm sorry for your loss, PP. The Bible does have an answer for this in Isaiah 57:
"The righteous man perishes,
and no one lays it to heart;
devout men are taken away,
while no one understands.
For the righteous man is taken away from calamity;
he enters into peace;
they rest in their beds
who walk in their uprightness."[/quote]

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