Yet, surveying the world’s situation and the march of blind and relentless force, sometimes one is constrained to ask if the Divine has not disowned the world. God, while mysteriously present in creation, does not interfere with nature. While He permits evil, he does not sanction it. He does not interfere with forces of matter.
The good suffer, the wicked flourish as the bay tree. One nation sits heavy on another. Patriotism is punished. Unrighteousness prevails. History, as we see it, shows at several points loss rather than increase of values. God is silent. But this silence has a meaning and a purpose. He is silent that we may know in moments of loneliness our strength and weakness.
He is silent that our faith may soar on stronger wings. He is silent that we may wrestle with darkness and develop moral muscles. He is silent that man may know that his true kingdom is not an earthly one, but belongs to a realm that transcends space and time.
