Like the disciples I, too, wonder why some people have it hard. I mean, some have more difficult lives than others. Why is that so? Some poorer. Some with physical difficulties. Some with a heavier burden. Why does that have to be the case?
Looking to Jesus’s answer to His disciples who asked why the man in front of them was born blind, said: “This happened so the power of God could be seen in him.” Now, that would have been an okay answer but somewhat unfulfilling—in my books at least. But Jesus did not stop there. He stooped down. Made mud and spread it on the blind man’s eyes. Jesus made the blind see.
His verbal answer and His action, together, make a strong response to the question of suffering. Jesus did not just speak of the blind man’s plight. Jesus also addressed his affliction.