God Works for the Good

God does not determine, cause, will or ordain the evil that brings about suffering. He did not puppateer elisa's mother's hands and guide the brick that killed the two year old girl. God is so creative that he even uses suffering he does not cause, to do the sufferer good. The scriptures use the recurring metaphor for pain as a refining fire. Praise be to the god and father of our lord, jesus christ, in his great mercy, he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of jesus Christ from the dead. In all this, you greatly rejoice. Though now for a little while you may have had to