I can remember asking the person who first introduced me to Christian Science so many questions starting with a "why?" that she once goodnaturedly suggested that my "why?" had begun to sound like a "whine." The type of questions I asked were not uncommon. In fact, they're frequently heard today. Questions such as "Why is this happening to me?" "Why do I suffer?" "Why can't I be free from want?" Sound familiar?
But not every question that begins with a "why?" has a negative connotation. Far from it! Many such questions stimulate thought and produce answers that provide insights into the corrective measures needed to overcome whatever initiated the question in the first place.
Such an example occurred over two thousand years ago, when a man brought his son to Christ Jesus for healing. He told the Master that he had taken the boy, who suffered severe seizures, to the disciples, but they had been unable to heal him. The Bible relates: "And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour." Later, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Why could not we cast him out?" See Matt. 17:14-21.
