Oh no, our loved ones dying is never God's punishment. Death was never God's plan for the world. But He uses it, and the greatest mystery of all is that he chose to experience it himself as Christ, turning the most horrible of things into the greatest demonstration of his love for us.
I too have lost loved ones, but I know that God loves …
Oh no, our loved ones dying is never God's punishment. Death was never God's plan for the world. But He uses it, and the greatest mystery of all is that he chose to experience it himself as Christ, turning the most horrible of things into the greatest demonstration of his love for us.
I too have lost loved ones, but I know that God loves them even more than I do. I do not believe God wanted my daughter to suffer and die from cancer (her death was caused by negligent doctors and is on them not God; he allows us free will after all, and that means people are free to be criminally negligent). I do believe He knew she would die this way and provided so many graces including the timing of her death. He loves her so much more than I; I am just beginning to see that now. Grief is a journey and a long and winding one. Be patient with yourself through it. 🙏💜
I guess it just felt like a lot to go through, and even though I knew on an intellectual level that it wasn’t punishment, it sure felt like it 😕 At first I just thought, God is trying to teach me something through this, but then came to the realization that whatever I learn is not necessarily the reason for these things happening, but more simply an effect, if that makes any sense.
Oh no, our loved ones dying is never God's punishment. Death was never God's plan for the world. But He uses it, and the greatest mystery of all is that he chose to experience it himself as Christ, turning the most horrible of things into the greatest demonstration of his love for us.
I too have lost loved ones, but I know that God loves them even more than I do. I do not believe God wanted my daughter to suffer and die from cancer (her death was caused by negligent doctors and is on them not God; he allows us free will after all, and that means people are free to be criminally negligent). I do believe He knew she would die this way and provided so many graces including the timing of her death. He loves her so much more than I; I am just beginning to see that now. Grief is a journey and a long and winding one. Be patient with yourself through it. 🙏💜
I guess it just felt like a lot to go through, and even though I knew on an intellectual level that it wasn’t punishment, it sure felt like it 😕 At first I just thought, God is trying to teach me something through this, but then came to the realization that whatever I learn is not necessarily the reason for these things happening, but more simply an effect, if that makes any sense.