Is there any point in asking God for help if there is so much suffering around?translated

Reader question:

Hello. Every day, somewhere, people suffer, someone is killed, someone is tortured - both Christians and people of other views, including children. Does it even make sense to ask God for something (we’re not talking about prayer or gratitude, but about asking for help)? After all, if He allows this to happen to others, and I am no better, the faith that He will help, or that I am not indifferent to Him, is lost.

Pavel

Priest's answer:

Priest Victor NIKISHOV

Hello, Pavel!

I admit honestly, I also sometimes had similar thoughts and I repeatedly looked for answers in the Holy Scriptures.

Christ said that the Father gives bread to both the evildoers and the good and sends rain on the righteous and the unjust (Matthew 5:45). This means that earthly goods are not a reward for faith or morality. If God only helped the “best,” it would not be love, but a transaction. He helps for a different reason - out of mercy.

All suffering in the world is connected with human freedom and with the fact that the world is distorted by sin. God does not desire evil, but He does not limit man’s freedom, even when he uses it for evil.

If you ask for help and don’t see an answer, this does not mean that God is indifferent to you. Christ in...