Hurricanes, cancer, car accidents and untimely death. The world is a sad place. Nice, kind people die every time. Answering why this happens is, in many ways, the greatest hurdle for all religions. The question has plagued humanity for generations, with early writings from the the Ancient Near East wrestling with how to explain this harsh reality around us. So, if God is good, why doesn't he just stop all of the pain and suffering in this world?