A young mother is dying of cancer. A teenage girl overdoses on drugs. A plane crashes, killing dozens of people and injuring more. A little boy bears permanent physical and emotional scars from parental abuse. People in Africa and Asia are slowly starving to death.
Horrible things happen.
We hear about them so frequently that we become numb, even calloused, to other's suffering. When they happen in our own families, they cause intense pain and test our faith in God. Sometimes it seems impossible to understand God's reasons. We might wonder whether He wants us to know His plans. There is no searching His understanding.