When someone experiences a traumatic event or ongoing abuse, spiritual questions invariably emerge, like: Why me? How could God let this happen? Why am I suffering when the perpetrator is doing great? Isn't life supposed to be fair? People have varied responses from turning away from God or religion to moving closer to God in their search for answers and personal healing. I remember the year that Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor, wrote a poignant open letter in The New York Times saying that he could no longer remain estranged from God. Although he still could not understand how God could let
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