Poor God

After all he has done for us, who would’ve thought God would get sued?

Yes, that’s what I said, sued.  A senator from Omaha decided to sue God in order to make a point about frivolous lawsuits.  I laughed out loud when I heard that they waived serving God his papers, assuming He knew He was being sued because he is omnipotent!

Even funnier, to my mind, was the charge.  Apparently, God is being sued for all the calamities He has brought upon the Earth and its people.  The senator is requesting that God refrain from such actions and threats.

It’s a funny news story, but the truth is, we do, in fact, blame God all the time.  We say things like: “I don’t know why God took him, but saved me.”  That’s blaming God as if He is sitting up in Heaven, moving our lives around like pieces of a puzzle.  God can bring good out of bad, but he doesn’t cause the bad.  And sometimes, we may never actually see the good that could be wrought.

So be careful with your language in situations like this.  We live in a changing world where people make mistakes, cause evil, and accidents—especially accidents of nature—take place all the time.  We mustn’t blame God!  Our world has been ordered for living and dying since the beginning of time.

God bless,
Janet

Janet Cassidy is a columnist for The Catholic Times, a contributing author to The Catholic Homeschool Companion, a Catechist trainer and author of CassidyComments, an online subscription newsletter. She holds a B.A. in Religious Studies and is a happily married mother of three. Janet may be reached through her website www.janetcassidy.com or her blog.