Sins of Commission And Ommission

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God is a luxury poor folks cannot afford. So said some one I know. His evidence? He pointed to the fact that he had been praying for about 2 decades for a particular thing, and so far all he has got is nothing. Here is how the conversation went: Friend: If God is really who he says he is, how come bad people prosper while good people suffer? Me: God has never said he is anything to any one. Sure, people have put words in God's mouth, but I'll bet you the pulpit these people are hustlers and lunatics more than anything else. Friend: O.K, what God has done to punish all these bad people: we've seen many of them commit tremendous evil, and then die peacefully in their sleep. Me: My friend, think about this: evil cannot thrive without the participation of society. So you see, the guilt of the evil man, is also the guilt of us all; either because we participated in it, or because we did not do enough to stop it. He thought about that for a minute, got up and walked away. I think I reached him.