Theodicy: A Defense of God's goodness and omnipotence in view of the exitence of evil
Genesis 3:22a "Then the LORD God said "Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil"
In the quiet dawn of human thought Where questions rise and answers fade Theodicy embarks on a journey sought A map for shadows in the light of shade Once in the realm of perfect peace Where creatures dwelled in grace with Him A gentle turning and conscious lease Began the distance in our hallowed cranium Not born from void nor conjured wild Evil traced its path in mind's domain A thought, corrupted, mind beguiled Gave form to sorrow, guilt, and pain It is not God's own hand that crafts The darkness crawling through our days But human will with free choice so vast Imagination through this maze God, aware, does not create Malice's pensive in our story (but's ordained what we've stained) He knows each turn, each chosen fate And holds the world with silent glory Some call it myth, a tale to spurn Unwilling to accept or see A God whose wisdom lets us learn Through choices forged in sinnery Yet simple words, denial’s art Cannot erase what lives within Redefinition plays no part From a simple choice to sin So ponder still where evil lies A journey deep within our soul In theodicy an odyssey wide Are answers to make the seekers whole Epilogue: Put two two year old's in one room, one toy, same time And watch evil be birthed as each says "Mine, mine!" So as it started in The Garden Jesus came to propitiate and as our Pardon
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