Religion
In reply to the discussion: Why is there evil and suffering? [View all]Thats my opinion
(2,001 posts)1-While the followers of Jesus and those who came with and after them, were committed to the resurrection, there was never any agreement as to what it meant. All the gospel stories are different. While the stories were all different, they were all testimonies that Jesus was with them in power and meaning. In the face of all that was thrown at them, they persisted in hope. It was this lust for life and meaning that became the hope of the resurrection, not the physical presence of Jesus. Today it is the vital presence of Christ, not the reality of the physical body of Jesus, which is celebrated in the Christian eucharist every day. If Jesus physically came out of the tomb, he was gone in ten days--according to the tradition. But if the witness of what he taught is real, he is still in the midst of those who are Christians as well at those who cling to his teachings even if they don't acknowledge where these ethical imperatives came from.
2- Suffering in an action. God as a fellow suffering is probably an inaccurate way to put it. Suffering is part of the energy of life. It is this force of all that is, which we call God, that is part of who we are, and which struggles with us. If everything related to everything else, and God is within everything, then as we struggles the very heart of the universe struggles with us. It is this energy which lures us on.