What do we tell ourselves and each other about why we think a good God lets bad things happen? Claire Lynch looks at this from different angles, including beliefs that God is in control, gives us responsibility, or has ways to turn suffering into lasting goodness. How much of this can we understand better through Jesus, his participation in suffering and his promises to remain with us through all of our experiences? The talk concludes with a meditative time for remembering Jesus through the Lord’s Supper or personal prayer.