I usually just stay in my hole and read but here we go...
2 Sundays ago our junior priest gave a homily about evil. He lead with the experience of standing in line passing out Hurricane Michael relief aid and the many opinions that had been offered about various things, including what we did to earn the privilege of hosting this hurricane. Two of the more popular were "we're sinners" and "God is angry". Well, we're all sinners but everyone doesn't get a Cat 4/5, or a tornado, or tsunami. Why, then, is evil allowed? The simple answer is "God allows evil so that good may flourish."
Think of it as a controlled burn. Damage done to encourage healthy growth.
That sentence, although I already had that idea deep down, has been striking to me since then. Everybody has had "bad things" happen to them. Sometimes the "why" is easy to discern, sometimes it's not.
I'm not having the best day. As I type this I'm scanning my wife's death certificate so I can send it to my insurance agent, who can forward it to the underwriter, so they can cut me a check to fix my house without my wife's name on it. My house needs repair and my 40 y.o. wife died 16 months ago and left me with 3 kids to finish raising. I had a pretty easy life until July 2017, and I've been kicked around since. Do I think better is on the way? I do.
Evil happens so good may flourish. Seems we have our evil...more folks joining the conservative side of the Church...time for the good stuff.