I've been reading this lovely book by Tony Campolo and I highly recommend it. It gives a lot of space to looking at the various relationships in our lives both personal and corporate at what happens to them when we struggle for power rather than lay down our lives and love. So many of the social ills in our world are caused by this struggle for power and control over each other and our environment.
The last part of the book spends time examining the Father and power, particularly the age old and very painful question for many that if God is omnipotent why do so many tragedies happen, global and personal. In response to this Tony put forward the idea of a Father who has limited his own power to interact with his creation in Love, allowing us freedom to freely return the love that he offers us but in so limiting his power he cannot prevent every harm to his children. He used a quote from a Rabbinic scholar which I will paraphrase, 'I prefer to believe in a caring God who cannot prevent every injustice and tragedy than an all powerful God who does not care to prevent them.
Cheers and Shalom Nigel
