“What Can I Answer You?”

Note: On Fridays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod , owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there.

Why do bad things happen to good people?

Job loses his wealth and his children. He suffers from physical ailments. He’s been a good person, living a faithful life. He just wants to know why.

And aren’t we the same? We or a loved one are struck down by illness. We lose someone close to us in a senseless accident. We get downsized. The house gets foreclosed upon. We ar...