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 effects 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’s words are startling. He isn’t just hinting that having only good in our lives would bring us little. He is saying, that without the choice, without evil in our world, we would be less. He believes this because 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 forget the power of goodness. And yet, we all know, light means more when you have known darkness, hope holds more power when you've experienced the heaviness of despair. The list goes on and on...
When I have a choice, my choice empowers. The same goes for good and evil. My choice of good is more powerful than the evil that beckons. And making that choice reaches out to empower all who are seeking good.
Thank You :)
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