Good Shepherd Lutheran Church / Wednesday, April 7, 2021 / Categories: Publications, Daily Devotions Daily Devotion by Heidi M. Johnson Have you ever been asked “Does God truly exist? If he does, why is there so much pain and suffering in the world?” This is a complex question, but a story was shared with me a long time ago that I still think about today: A man went to a barber shop to have his hair and his beard cut as always. He started to have a good conversation with the barber who attended him. They talked about so many things and a wide variety of subjects. Suddenly, they touched on the subject of God. The barber said: “Look man, I don’t believe that God exists as you say.” “Why do you say that?” asked the client. The barber replied: Well, it’s so easy, you just have to go out in the street to realize that God does not exist. Tell me, if God existed, would there be so many sick people? Would there be abandoned children? If God existed, there would be no suffering nor pain. I can’t think of loving a God who permits all of these things.” The client stopped for a moment thinking, but he didn’t want to respond so as to cause an argument. The barber finished his job and the client went out of the shop. Just after he left he saw a man in the street with long hair and beard (it seems that it had been a long time since he had his cut and he looked so untidy). Then the client again entered the barber shop and he said to the barber: “You know what? Barbers do not exist.” “How can you say they don’t exist?” asked the barber. “I am here and I am a barber.” The client said: “They don’t exist because if they did there would be no people with long hair and beard like that man who walks in the street.” The barber said: “Ah, barbers do exist, what happens is that people do not come to me.” “Exactly!” affirmed the client. “That’s the point. God does exist. What happens is people don’t go to Him and do not look for Him. That’s why there’s so much pain and suffering in the world.” Think about it…... Previous Article Daily Devotion Next Article Daily Devotion Print 7249 Rate this article: No rating 2 comments on article "Daily Devotion" Sharon Downing Love your story, Heidi! It certainly is food for thought. Thanks for sharing it. 4/7/2021 12:19 PM Reply to Danelle Marie Buelsing Heidi, this is an interesting perspective. Thanks for sharing this thought-provoking story! 4/7/2021 11:33 PM Reply to Leave a comment Name: Please enter a name. Email: Please enter an email address. Please enter a valid email address. Comment: Please enter comment. I agree This form collects your name, email, IP address and content so that we can keep track of the comments placed on the website. For more info check our Privacy Policy and Terms Of Use where you will get more info on where, how and why we store your data. You must read and accept this rules. Add comment
Sharon Downing Love your story, Heidi! It certainly is food for thought. Thanks for sharing it. 4/7/2021 12:19 PM
Danelle Marie Buelsing Heidi, this is an interesting perspective. Thanks for sharing this thought-provoking story! 4/7/2021 11:33 PM