A -Pilgrim - Journey

We speak of God in the night of this pilgrim journey, not in the day of heavenly union. Why does God let bad things happen in this world? The answer again is deceptively simple. God lets bad things happen in this world because this world is not heaven. When we appreciate this life as a pilgrim journey, we can accept the fact that we cannot find our true rest in it. This realization does not remove the temptation to try, but it does help us when we experience the inevitable pain that comes when we suffer loss.