When we hear people blaming God for all the wars, injustice and problems of the world, with questions like “how did God allow this?” quite the opposite is true: instead of crucifying themselves, along with all their sins, they crucify Christ again.
And yet, thanks to the merciful Lord, man can be freed from the guilt of his sins.
Here is the tragedy of our time; on the one hand humanity blames God for the evils that plague the world, and on the other the Christian begins to know God, wanting to make his own decision as to whether the blame should be put on Him or on the hearts of people.
Elder Sophrony of Essex