“In the darkness of my soul, I have wondered if God enjoys watching despair, the way voyeurs watch sex. That would explain a great deal of human history! My faith in the meaning of Jesus's life and in Christian doctrine has been shaken to its core ...if I am to sustain my belief in a good and loving God who is not arbitrary and capricious and vicious, I must believe that some higher purpose is served by all this...and the greatest service I can do Emilio Sandoz is to make it possible for him to discover what that purpose may have been.” SufferingFaithHopeDespairPurpose Of Life Book:Children of God Source: Children of God
“If pain and injustice and undeserved misery are part of the package, and God knows they are, then surely the life of Christ is God's own answer to Ecclesiasticus! Redeem the suffering. Embrace it. Make it mean something.” SufferingMisery MotivationalRedempton Book:Children of God Source: Children of God
“When the preponderance of human beings choose to act with justice and generosity and kindness, then learning and love and decency prevail. When the preponderance of human beings choose power, greed, and indifference to suffering, the world is filled with war, poverty, and cruelty.” WorldHumansWarSufferingJusticeHuman BeingsPovertyKindnessAnd LoveFilledGreedCrueltyGenerosityIndifferenceDecencyGenerosity And Kindness Author:Mary Doria Russell
