Disappointment with God: Three Questions No One Asks Aloud

by Philip Yancey

When we ask our questions — Why is God unfair? Silent? Hidden? — we’re really asking, Why is God unfair to me? Why does he seem silent with me, and hidden from me?

A quotation from Oscar Wilde might provide the best epitaph for Solomon: “In this

world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.”