Why?
What's going wrong here?
What happened,
that a child loses its mother.
That fathers, with no prospect of ever returning home,
marching into war covered in weapons.
That thousands of people die because of a virus,
as everything slowly falls apart
And in the end, we are left with nothing but a mountain of broken glass.
Why doesn't God do anything about it?
Why doesn't he end the misery?
Why is there so much suffering everywhere?
What if there were pure justice throughout the world?
What would a world full of peace be like?
There would be no suffering, no hunger, no wars.
If only the whole world were perfect.
Imagine you have no worries.
The military has become unnecessary,
and hospitals may close.
We don't need prisons,
And the police have no duty.
This world would be beautiful and perfect.
But in such a world,
Would you still need God then?
How quickly would people forget him?
because there would be No more suffering, everyone would have enough to eat.
In what situations do you scream? you God
if you are feeling well,
or when it all becomes too much, and nobody can take it anymore.
Even if you manage to trust him your whole life,
How long would your children look at him?
How long would anyone still believe in him?
Who would need him?
For how quickly people forget their God,
People walking across parted seas,
for which water flows from the rocks
and for whom God brings three days of darkness upon the world.
But ultimately, there is no perfect world anyway.
There are wars and suffering,
and would he remove all evil
How should he decide?
Sure, the murderer has to go, but we get to stay.
Because we are people who stay close to him,
Sheep grazing in his meadows,
and our only sin is to lie sometimes or to insult our loved ones.
But that's not half as bad,
We didn't kill anyone,
no store was robbed,
and did not start a war.
And yet, it is sin that separates us from God.
And did he simply erase all evil?
Then I'm sure it would affect us too.
And should he be appointed as a judge,
and looks down, wishing he could see his children.
How can he forgive his daughter?
and not another one.
Even if she had committed the worst sin in the world.
Why should he save me as his child, but not her?
Because she is just as much his daughter, just as much his child.
His love belongs to me just as much as it belongs to hers.
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