When Bad Things Happen

If you've been struggling with a lot of unanswered questions... Why?
Why me? ...and perhaps even "Where?" Where are you in all of this, God?...
You've come to the right place.

If you feel life is horribly unfair, that "the wicked prosper" while "good people" suffer... if your strength is failing and even your faith is beginning to falter, take comfort. You are not alone.

For hundreds and even thousands of years, people just like you have looked up
at the heavens (and some have even shaken their fists at God) to cry out in agony: "WHY??" "What have I done, what horrible thing have I done, O God, to deserve this?" The answer is: NOTHING.

That's not meant to be flippant or dismissive. It's actually true. You've done nothing to deserve this. For the last twenty years, the resource that many pastors and counselors have recommended to folks who've voiced this question is the classic book by Rabbi Harold Kushner: When Bad Things Happen To Good People (1981).

It's really, really excellent!!!! And it is probably the most important thing you could hear right now. If you have never read the Old Testament book of "Job," that would be another fine thing to do as you struggle with the mysteries of good and evil, of blessing and suffering in the world.

To make it simple and easy to start listening and thinking about "why bad things happen to good people," the abridged audiobook of Rabbi Kushner's classic is available here in 8 tracks...

...so turn up the volume on your computer speaker, find a comfortable chair and start listening!

A "Left Click" should launch your media player and start the audio;
A "Right Single Click" will permit you to download the .wma file for playback later.

Each track is less than 5 minutes in length. Begin now! Listen, reflect, and then pray.

God is waiting to hear your pain and to comfort you with the assurance of peace and Shalom.

Oh, just one more thing. You'll notice that the correct title of Kushner's book is "WHEN" bad things happen to good people, not "Why?" Concerning ill health, worry, stress, conflicts and the like, in this life it really is a matter of "when" not "if" for every single person. You are not alone in your struggles.

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