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When professional exposure to suffering erodes faith

I work at a children's hospital and I see babies dying every day and I used to be able to trust in God's goodness but now I just see suffering.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Daily witness to innocent suffering can slowly dissolve previously held convictions about divine benevolence.

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

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