Mike's Musings - 2

(Bad link fixed, 6/2)


This is the second of articles written by Mike Rogers, who was informed in January that he has non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Mike and his wife, Debbie, are life-long friends, and as he takes time to ponder on life and the world in the light of his illness, I said I would post his thoughts. This article was sent to me April 1, which tells you how far behind I am. Mike's first article, which explored the idea that the world is the way it is, and not the way we wish it to be, is posted here. This article he has entitled "If There Is a God..."

Having said that the universe is the way it is, the question arises: What is God doing? And especially, Why? We have all heard of people who said something like, If there is a God, why doesn’t He stop war? Or, why doesn’t He stop suffering? Or, why does He allow children to die?....



....But He does not guarantee the outcome we desire. He may not intervene the way we want. If He does nothing, is He to blame? If He does something not as good as desired, is He to blame? If He grants our wish but it is ultimately harmful to us, is He to blame? Since He created the universe and bad things happen in it, is He to blame? Perhaps in our perplexity, the real question is, why did God create such a lousy universe at all? For that matter, does God even care? Is He impartial? Is He fair? Is He just? Is there really a God? Read full article.