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When God allows innocent suffering

My daughter was born with a condition that means she will never walk or speak and I keep asking God why he would create a soul just to suffer.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The heart rebels against a universe where love and cruelty seem to flow from the same source.

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Worth thinking about

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

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