Or, "It's a matter or test of faith." I have heard that soooo many times.
Hey Clance..... I used to ask those same questions, and I actually found a good answer once. I read somewhere that the reason bad things happen is so we can see the good. I sure wish I could recall the source. It was written so that it made very good sense to me at the time..... sort of like when bad things happen, it brings out the good in people. It may be in one of my books somewhere..... I'll try my best to find it. I have this book called How Can It Be All Right When Everything Is All Wrong? It might be in there...... that book is chock full of such explanations.
There are some really good posts on this thread..... I was here reading last night, and fell asleep with my keyboard in my lap. There just isn't enough time in a day! Hopefully I can hang out here for a few hours.
Thanks all for the wonderful responses..... I really love this thread.