Mere Christianity – C. S. Lewis (1952)
There seems to be a prevalence when something goes wrong to implore to whatever God is followed as to ‘why’ it has happened. It is so often taught that good things will come to those that are good, so when bad things happen, regardless of the fact that goodness has been the main aim of life, it raises questions.
There seems to be two types of enquiries. The first concerns the fact that it seems so unfair to be in whatever the situation is that is causing the grief, especially if the injured party considers that they live a righteous life. This is where there tends to be a bargaining situation, or a disposition to claims and counter-claims. It is as if as anything bad should be tailored as a result of the way a life has been lived and therefore the number of bad things should not outweigh the input.
The second questioning centres around why someone who blatantly flouts the rules does not get all the bad luck. It is as if because of the way they choose to live their lives that they somehow don’t deserve to get away with anything.
To my mind, I think that anyone, deity or living that is in a position to be responsible for the welfare of others should not be administering anything bad to them. Most gods are portrayed as being loving … so the question is, as far as I am concerned … if they are then they should go out of their way to stop the ones they love getting hurt at all.