Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Lent: Fault

“Woman with long hair covered with a blue blindfold in Scarborough” by Oscar Keys on Unsplash

Was it my fault? Whose fault was it? Who is responsible? Why was this person born blind?

We look for a reason for something being different, especially when we equate that difference with some sort of suffering, lack, or injury. There is an innate need that all of us have for some sort of predictability and control. One researcher that I have read regarding the effects of long-term stress on…