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When survival brings guilt instead of gratitude

I survived the shooting at my school but my best friend did not and everyone says God saved me but why did God not save her too.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Being spared from tragedy while others perish can create a crisis of meaning rather than relief.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Faith and suffering — the theodicy question?”

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