So the Pope went to the Philippines for the first time in 2 decades. While many of us may not care about that little fact, what I did find interesting is a question asked by a young girl that he had no answer to. The article, found on cnn.com, is posted below:
"Ex-street kid weeps as she asks Pope why God lets children suffer in Philippines"
Ex-street kid weeps as she asks Pope why God lets children suffer in Philippines - CNN.com
To those who don't feel like clicking the link, here is the start of the article and the beginning of her question:
Simple answer...
God made us in his image to be there, love, and help other's. Do we do it to our full potential, HAH! of course not! =P lol. Why? Because we put ourselves first...
The people who do the mission trips and go above the call of duty is what we all should be doing as Christians, but are we? nahhhhhh... Technically, that's pretty much what God and Jesus want us to do, give up our own lives and well being for others and let it be contagious love so we all can live as one. I could be wrong though, but thinking big picture and seeing how that kind of mentality and action would really help the world makes me lean towards that solution. But that's where the devil comes in, we're all consumed by the world, our jobs, priorities within our own lives to where we care very little about the well being of others... You can never put the blame on God for ones suffering, God is love and it's up to us to bring his love and light to others. I really don't even know how most of us Christian's even get into heaven... I mean we can live our lives to our full potential but are we living it the way that God really wants us to? If we're all consumed in our own riches and fortunes, how can we as Christian's even go a day knowing that there's someone hungry, dying, sick, or starving out there? Look, I'm a full proof scumbag so I have no room to talk, i'm just opening up some thought for discussion purposes.
God Bless EVERYONE!
-Moose_Almighty-