A few weeks ago on Greater Boston, Emily Rooney interviewed Rabbi Harold Kushner, author of many books including, “When Bad Things Happen to Good People,” written after his son Aaron died at age 17 in 1977 of progeria, an incurable genetic aging disease.
Rabbi Kushner has wisdom for all of us. He believes that God doesn’t cause good or bad things to happen, but that God is with us in the midst of everything, helping us to be the people God wants us to be.
Then there is his response to people who tell him that they are atheists, that they don’t believe in God. “Tell me about the God you don’t believe it.” And the conversation continues.
I continue to be touched by Rabbi Kushner’s compassion, and by his message that each of us is responsible for being faithful.
Rabbi Kushner has wisdom for all of us. He believes that God doesn’t cause good or bad things to happen, but that God is with us in the midst of everything, helping us to be the people God wants us to be.
Then there is his response to people who tell him that they are atheists, that they don’t believe in God. “Tell me about the God you don’t believe it.” And the conversation continues.
I continue to be touched by Rabbi Kushner’s compassion, and by his message that each of us is responsible for being faithful.
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