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MyMission

(2,007 posts)
Sat Apr 29, 2023, 05:23 PM Apr 2023

Rabbi Harold Kushner, author of 'When Bad Things Happen to Good People,' dies at 88

The author of 14 books, Kushner is perhaps best known for his title, When Bad Things Happen to Good People, which he wrote after losing his first-born child.

The tragedy propelled grief-stricken Kushner to look to the Bible to boldly confront issues of suffering, fairness and the role of an omnipotent God — a task that many have ventured to explain but very few have answered as effectively and gracefully as him.

"God would like people to get what they deserve in life, but He cannot always arrange it. Forced to choose between a good God who is not totally powerful, or a powerful God who is not totally good, the author of the Book of Job chooses to believe in God's goodness," Kushner wrote.

The book, published over four decades ago, provided a message that readers throughout the generations needed to hear: that God's love is unlimited and that God's ultimate plan is that people will live fully, bravely and meaningfully in a less-than perfect world.

Kushner's writings resonated with readers across religions...
https://www.npr.org/2023/04/29/1172903236/rabbi-harold-kushner-author-of-when-bad-things-happen-to-good-people-dies-at-88

May we all live fully, bravely and meaningfully.
May his memory be a blessing.

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Rabbi Harold Kushner, author of 'When Bad Things Happen to Good People,' dies at 88 (Original Post) MyMission Apr 2023 OP
He did good work BeyondGeography Apr 2023 #1
I loved his books...sorry to read this. KewlKat May 2023 #2

BeyondGeography

(40,444 posts)
1. He did good work
Sat Apr 29, 2023, 06:00 PM
Apr 2023

"If we cannot choose to be lucky, to be talented, to be loved, we can choose to be grateful, to be content with who we are and what we have, and to act accordingly."

Yes.

KewlKat

(5,760 posts)
2. I loved his books...sorry to read this.
Mon May 1, 2023, 10:23 PM
May 2023

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"Much of the time, we cannot control what happens to us. But we can always control how we respond to what happens to us," he wrote. "If we cannot choose to be lucky, to be talented, to be loved, we can choose to be grateful, to be content with who we are and what we have, and to act accordingly."

Rabbi Kushner

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