Hi Neicy,

Pilgrim answered you much better than I can, but I would like to add one thing. Rick Warren starts in the wrong place. He starts with man instead of God. In trying to make sense of tragedy, he looks first to the deeds of men, as if God is somehow excused for His having allowed this tragedy to happen because of the good deeds that man has done in response. Do you see how backward that is?

Trust the past to God's mercy, the present to God's love and the future to God's providence." - St. Augustine
Hiraeth