Why does God allow suffering?
A loving God who allows this could only mean two things:
a. They are good venues for learning. If you notice, life is about learning. From birth till our last breath, we keep on learning.
b. Sufferings are just nothing. Ever noticed that most survivors after surviving some times of life threatening experience only says, thanks God its over. They may be cursing and blaming God while they are in midst of their sufferings but afterwards, all of them are forgotten. They are just happy to be alive. Mathematically speaking, if you divide suffering by the happiness that you will find when you pass over, it will be like dividing say, 10 by 1 billion, in which the answer is very close to zero or negligible.
We suffer now but we are blessed in the Kingdom of God in heaven.
When he saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. He began to teach them, saying:
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and utter every kind of evil against you (falsely) because of me. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven. Thus they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
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