into which this ?anointed one? can be born into (3:5,13,14-15)]. It is not because he is not powerful enough; look at his mighty deeds. It is not because he is not compassionate; look at his promise for justice (2:3; 3:16). Answers? None of this really answers all of Habakkuk's questions. Nor would it have been thoroughly satisfying for the Lord's people as the weight of the Babylonian army bore down upon them. It also may not sufficiently explain why you may be suffering or will suffer in the future. It does not answer why I had a car crash in early February (after speaking on the topic of suffering at a lunchbar!); it may not answer why you left the house at the time that you did and broke your leg on something that would not have been there an hour later; it does not answer why you are suffering the way you are after your parents? divorce; that broken or unfulfilled relationship or sudden, unexpected bereavement. There are a lot of things we do not know the answer to. Whatever the reason, it is not because God has turned a blind, divine eye away from you. It is not because he does not care. It is not because he has abandoned you. It is not because he is not able to stop it. It is not because he is not good. In a surprising way, this is liberating - we do not have to have all the answers. Along