I sometimes catch myself and others asking questions that are virtually impossible to answer. One that people often ask is: Why does God let bad things happen to good people?
When I’ve wrestled with similar questions, I’ve been helped through my study of Christian Science in understanding that God doesn’t really “let bad things happen” to anyone.
Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, states: “The question is often asked, If God created only the good, whence comes the evil? To this question Christian Science replies: Evil never did exist as an entity. It is but a belief that there is an opposite intelligence to God” (Miscellaneous Writings 1883–1896, p. 346).
