On Sunday, several children (as well as some adults) died in a plane crash in Montana…500 feet away from the runway, nonetheless.
It makes me sick to my stomach. It makes my heart hurt.It also makes me wonder, not necessarily if God exists; I'll allow for that possibility...
It makes me wonder what the hell kind of being this God is.
Don't tragedies like this make you wonder?
Believers will tell you that God is Omnipotent, Omnipresent, and Omnisci...Omnisee...um...and Omni-Knowing.
Even if I stipulate to those three things as fact, that doesn't necessarily make God Omni-Beneficent.
Why didn’t he save those little kids? Why didn’t he raise his almighty hand and guide the plane safely to the airport?
Well, some may say that through their death those around them will appreciate life more. It will show them that life is fleeting, and they should make the most of it.
And...That those kids are now with the Lord in Heaven and some day, just like the kids, your suffering will pass and Heaven will seem even more glorious than can be imagined.
Fuck that.
If The Almighty is using kids (or anyone for that matter) in this manner and for those reasons, he's nothing more than a Madison Avenue marketing magician.
Dostoyevsky, one of my all-time faves, once stated that if God is using the death of children to fertilize the garden of life, he is not all-good.
I agree...Anyone, whether it be me, you, or The Almighty, who uses others, is far from all-good, and in a word, sucks.
Of course, this use of others is a two way street. So called people of piety use God all of the time.
In his name, they attempt to make law, shame others, and try to collect a tidy personal fortune along the way.
Uh-huh. These people are using God, Jeebus, and others to create a little Heaven on Earth.
And, maybe that's the master plan. People like Benny Hinn and Joyce Meyer use God, and God uses others...each with their own purposes.
Perhaps, God did make man in His image, and God looks and acts alot like Billy Mays or Ron Popeil.
And maybe, when one's life on Earth is done, he or she is transported to God's Kingdom where they live 24/7 in a late night infomercial for all eternity.If this is God's plan for me....If this really is as "good" as he gets...
I may as well place my Bible in the closet, and Just Set It and Forget It.
Cheers!!
P.S. Today is Meg's (Prefers Her Fantasy Life) Birthday. She stopped by Bagwine briefly a couple of weeks ago and I got to meet her.
She is complaining about being older, but trust me...She's hot and it appeared that she has great boobies. So, click HERE and go wish Meg and her boobies a Happy Birthday!!
