There are many times we find ourselves in God’s mercy.
There are inexplicable ways when certain things turn out that is impossible to
explain sometimes. We allow ourselves to be either truly deprived or outshine
in the situation. It is mostly during the darker times that we seek answers to
questions we didn’t know we had in us buried deep down. Questions like why do we suffer? Or where are heaven
and hell? What is mercy? And many
more are bound to come up at one point in our life.
We are humans, and we have been built with emotions
that are quite natural to take precedence sometimes. The sufferings that come
our way in any form can be taken at our stride. Without suffering we wouldn’t
appreciate the joys of life. There are books like Why God was written by Eric
Klein that has Biblical words put down magically and answers common questions.
One can seek refuge in such a parable and come to a path of knowingness instead
of staying in the dark. It is only after knowing the words of God that we
understand the true meaning of life.
Children, God, and suffering
For the children who ask such questions about
suffering may try reading easy to read bible stories by Eric. It is a simpler
version of the bible with a few sprinkles of humour and conversational writing.
Children have greater curiosity. They look around and
absorb quite fast about what’s going on. The question, if they see a beggar
outside, they question if they see negativity going on. They are sensitive and
perhaps that’s why it makes it even better for them to ask about God and
suffering. You could even come across questions like is Satan real? Or who is the antichrist, very frankly? The bible like-book for them is ideal for getting
guidance for their confusion.
Many who read the bible or go to church but do not
follow the words in daily life are often remarked as “are all Christian’s hypocrites?” This is a far generalization and
it arouses fear in many too. We must not come in a conclusion before knowing
the reality at its full length.
Try to read the books with an open-mind to get pure
guidance from the words of Jesus and get the questions about suffering answered
slowly. It is never too late.
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