A friend required immune-suppressive therapy last month, and the incursion of Covid was terrifying. Wondering about God in our current crisis came up in the conversation. It influenced this post.
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The Coronavirus causes suffering for societies and individuals. Suffering spurs many to question God. First, the experience.
Suffering is not one-dimensional; its “dimensions [are] the physical, the psychological, the social, and the spiritual,” noted Passionist Father Robin Ryan in a March 2016 U.S. Catholic interview. [Context: Fr. Ryan referenced Paris often; suffering was experienced because of the November 2015 Paris attacks.]
Suffering is a “mystery.” As a result, “Human beings will never understand why suffering exists. But even in the midst of our pain, there is God.” As in 2016 God remains present now and every day. This interview can assist us to live this “mystery” better today.
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Wikimage Schwanenstein, Lohme, Insel Rügen by "Ansgar Koreng / CC BY-SA 4.0"
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