God is Our Loving Heavenly Father, Not Our Loving Heavenly Grandfather

God the Father by Cima da Conegliano, c. 1515

Some people point to life’s harsh reality as evidence that God could not exist. The suffering that is so prevalent in the world — from hunger, disease, natural disaster, and human carelessness or cruelty — is simply not compatible in some minds with what an all-powerful, loving God would allow to happen. But just because something doesn’t conform to our expectations doesn’t mean that it doesn’t exist. It probably means that we need to change our expectations.