Suffering is real, and universal, and we work pretty hard to get away from it. In the midst of suffering, we look for God to take it away. When suffering persists, we doubt that God cares or that God is able.
This Sunday we’ll look at some of our assumptions about God and some of the causes of suffering. So much suffering in the world is caused by humans, by other people and by ourselves. God gave us free will and sometimes we use our free will to hurt others or hurt ourselves. In that free will, God lets us take the consequences of our actions, and the actions of others. It was a terrible risk God took, giving us free will, but it’s the only way to real faith and real love.
Peace,
Pastor Mia
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