Why, God?

Reading: 1 Peter 4:12-19 = Suffering has always been present in our world, but in time like these the amount of suffering we experience just seems to be overwhelming. The figures are staggering, not only for COVID, but the wars, the natural calamities, the famines, the social injustices, the accidents, the broken relationships. It seems as if the whole world around us is now in turmoil. Faced by all this, we ask many questions, but most of all, we ask "Why, God? Why do You allow so much?" It is not a topic we like to talk about, but it is an important one, and Scripture addresses it, pointing us to the greatest hope we can ever have. This message looks directly at that hope.