What’s God got to do with it?
My brother and I write letters to each other – he is away, “working for the government” we used to tell people, when actually he’s locked away for something that is still a mystery to most of us. Recently we quit writing letters because they allowed the inmates to start emailing. It has changed the nature of our relationship from catching up to daily talks. My brother has strong faith in god and likes to tell me that god decides everything. When he starts on about god I stand back from the context of our talks and become more of a bystander. I want to ask him, If god could talk would he tell me why you are locked away for so long when rapists and child murderers walk the streets? If god had one thing to answer for me it would be why addiction is so powerful and why we are so weak?
I have a list I’m saving up for that conversation.