Last week some of my family attended the funeral of a friend who had died at the age of 51 years old from a heart attack. Was it in God’s plan? I don’t believe that God planned for his life to be cut short. I don’t believe that God wanted that. I don’t believe that his premature death was a punishment in any way.
- Does God plan that every 3/4 seconds, a child dies of preventable diseases?
- Did God plan for half a million people die in an earthquake in Haiti?
- Did God condemn 400,000 Vietnamese boat people to drown at sea whilst seeking a new life in a better country?
- Did God plan for me to have a stroke 10 years ago?
Compassion and Justice 