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The murders of nine worshippers in Charleston, S. C. call us to examine ourselves. Who have we become? This moment can be our teacher.
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Published on Nov 18, 2015

The murders of nine worshippers in Charleston, S. C. call us to examine ourselves. Who have we become? This moment can be our teacher.

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Why?

Why do the innocent suffer?
The murders of nine worshippers in Charleston, S. C. call us to examine ourselves. Who have we become? This moment can be our teacher.
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Theodicies

Attempt to justify God in the face of evil

God's problem

But it's not

It's our problem

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Human freedom

The fragility of
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A weight

We cannot bear at times
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Darkness

We are born in light but we choose
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We choose death

Given life more abundantly,

Desert

We have created a

Alone

Where each stands proudly
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This pain

Now what?

Casual violence

A culture of

Everything is entertainment

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It's a numbers game

Why do you sleep, o lord?

Psalms 44:23

You have made us a byword among the nations

A laughingstock among the peoples - Psalms 44:14
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No.

It's not god's fault

"Tragic suffering cannot be atoned for; it must be defied. Compassion is that power which survives to resist tragic suffering."
- Wendy Farley

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The violence

In our culture is our collective problem
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Who do we think we are?

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Who do we want to be?

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This moment

Is the perfect teacher -- Pema chodron
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"On and on the rain will say
How fragile we are." - Sting

Freedom?

Are we willing to find the cost of

Sources

Learn up!

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