The Orthodox Heretic: Sins of the Father

This tale is about the day of judgment. On that day all of those who were dead were summoned to the throne of God. An angel stood up and called forth the first person to be judged. After entering him into the docket all of humanity stood up and in one voice said, "We were hungry and you gave us nothing to eat. We were thirsty and you gave us nothing to drink. We were strangers and you did not invite us in. We were naked and you did not clothe us. We were sick and in prison and you did not look after us." They all then waited in silence because judgment had been passed on God and they were now awaiting his defense.

In his commentary Rollins talks about the unique position in Judeo-Christian religion where we can pass judgement on God. He mentions a passage in Jeremiah (15:18) and also Job (7:12-21) where this happened. He also references the story of Jacob where he wrestled with God and had his named changed to Israel. I have always found this interesting especially since we are taught to not question God, or at least that's what my sunday school teachers told me. But yet many people question God and pass judgment and they are not struck down. In grad school I took a class on the subject of theodicy, which is God's role in pain and suffering, and was amazed at the many theories on the subject. I don't want to go into all of them here, but the one thing that I did learn from the class is that God is present no matter the situation. But because God won't violate the freedom that we've been given we just have to trust that God knows and understands and is working to redeem all things. Easier siad than done.