Probably the question most common to all ages is the question of evil. I have my own theories, about the power of free will and its affects on others; God's ability to bring good from it all. So, I was intrigued when I read Anscar Vonier's words: It is a certain truth that if God in his providence exterminated every evil deed at once, killed every evil-doer, the final sum of goodness would be less. We have our Lord's own words for it; there would be diminution.
Vonier explain: when we who believe encounter evil, we draw more on faith, courage, and fortitude. He reminds us that we are a community; we are bound up with one another, we affect one another, not just for evil, but also for good. But there is the fact--an absolute certainty, goodness inevitably produces goodness; it is unconquerable, it cannot be stifled, it has greater ramifications than evil can ever have...
Perhaps we concentrate too much on the question of evil, and not enough on the power of goodness. Light means more when you have known darkness. Hope holds power when you've experienced the heaviness of despair. The list can go on...
Perhaps we should renew our faith in our own goodness. For when we have confidence in God's power to overcome evil in our own lives, we show others that no darkness can overtake the light.
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