How can God be good and allow so much suffering? The simple answer is told to us in the stories in Genesis. God told Adam and Eve that if they loved and obeyed Him he would bless them and their children but if they did not, the world would be cursed with suffering and death. There are consequences to our choices both good and bad.
“I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live.” Deut.30 “Conversations Within” ts 3/17/