"Then were it a great unkindness to blame or wonder on God for my sin, since He blameth not me for sin. And in these words ['All shall be well..'] I saw a marvellous high mystery hid in God, which mystery He shall openly make known to us in Heaven: in which knowing we shall verily see the cause why He suffered sin to come. In which sight we shall endlessly joy in our Lord God."
Julian of Norwich (Ch. 27)
It is so easy to wonder, why all the suffering in this world? Why did evil ever have to be present? Why was sin allowed in the first place? But there is no reason to blame God for the entrance of sin in this world, just as we see that God does not blame us for participating in sin. Even if we cannot understand all the reasons for evil and suffering in this world right now, we can know without a shadow of a doubt that God will make all things well. Every suffering will be healed. Evil will be completely obliterated. This victory has already happened in Christ's death and resurrection, and He will make it to manifest and be experienced completely by every person. And in heaven we will finally see why sin had to be allowed. And we will see how perfectly God has healed everything, and how Love has truly won and saturated every person and thing in all of creation! And all we will want to do is rejoice in God!
"Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely."
1 Corinthians 13:12 (NLT)
A Prayer: Thank You that one day I will understand why there was sin and suffering. Thank You that You make all things well!