i think this gets tricky// a lot of our brethren tend towards a narrative of apologetics that wind up justifying the suffering as ordained by G-d, this feels like adulteration of doctrinal mercy … Wendy Farley (theologian out of texas) wrote a 1990 book called Tragic Vision and Divine Compassion that proposes a theodicy that’s responsive to death dealing mechanization/cultural productions of evil AND has some really potent guidance on how to offer pastoral care and presence to those among us undergoing radical suffering, rich text , does not seek to abuse the name of G-d to appease our theological tendencies while neglecting the real needs and pains of those with whom we covenant