Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Where is God in disasters?
This is an excellent article in last month's First Things magazine. This line near the end really struck me:
"As for comfort, when we seek it, I can imagine none greater than the happy knowledge that when I see the death of a child I do not see the face of God, but the face of His enemy."
It is easy for us to give platitudes to those who are suffering. There certainly is no question that this is a dangerous world, full of pain.
Other sources I have found on this subject: The Problem of Pain by C. S. Lewis, and Making Sense of Suffering by Peter Kreeft.
"As for comfort, when we seek it, I can imagine none greater than the happy knowledge that when I see the death of a child I do not see the face of God, but the face of His enemy."
It is easy for us to give platitudes to those who are suffering. There certainly is no question that this is a dangerous world, full of pain.
Other sources I have found on this subject: The Problem of Pain by C. S. Lewis, and Making Sense of Suffering by Peter Kreeft.
