Homily on 3-10-24

Why did he let that happen?!  How could he?!

There's no doubt about it - bad things happen on this side of paradise.  But it's not because God doesn't care about us.  It's because we live in a world of imperfections.  We also live in a world in which God (mostly) chooses to act through us, you and me.  The fact is that heaven, eternal life itself, can begin right here and now!  That's why Jesus came to us! God's so loved the world that he gave his only Son so that all who believe in him might have eternal life (John 3:16)!  But we have to be open to God moving in us in order for heaven to be realized.

So how could God let bad things happen?  Better yet, how could we let bad things happen?