These short stories put to rest our speculations that everything happens for a purpose: either the good of the righteous or the punishment of the wicked. Jesus doesn’t pronounce any judgment on the Galileens massacred by Pilat or those killed by the tower of Siloam. In this world, which is the battlefield of the Cosmic Conflict, events may happen for various reasons. Jesus uses some of these events as teaching moments, as calls to repentance. If we repent, we have a new start, another chance to develop a meaningful relationship with our Maker and Redeemer who loves us so much. And to change our characters for good and for eternity.
