"Many things happen that God does not
will. But he still permits them, in his wisdom, and they remain a stumbling
block or scandal to our minds. God asks us to do all we can to eliminate evil.
But despite our efforts, there is always a whole set of circumstances which we
can do nothing about, which are not necessarily willed by God but nevertheless
are permitted by him, and which God invites us to consent to trustingly and
peacefully, even if they make us suffer and cause us problems. We are not being
asked to consent to evil, but to consent to the mysterious wisdom of God who
permits evil. Our consent is not a compromise with evil but the expression of
our trust that God is stronger than evil. This is a form of obedience that is
painful but very fruitful."
— Fr. Jacques Philippe, In the School of the
Holy Spirit, p. 33
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