Where the actions of Hell often seem straightforwardly bent on destruction, the motives of Heaven are unfathomable.

I was playing the old classic Diablo II last month while I was sick and heard this quote from one of the NPCs (Deckard Cain) in the game.  He was referring to the powers of Hell (who you are fighting against in the game) who are typical bad guys for an RPG such as this – Hell bent (literally) on destruction of everything.  In the game, the only powers of heaven you see are the archangel Tyrael who helps you on your journey (but not much other than giving you direction and advice).

The quote is profound though.  The existence of evil in our world is unquestionable.  We have to not look much further than our morning commute, crowded lunchroom or Facebook status feed to see the atoms of evil that are the root of so many of the global evils that span our globe.  Its not at all hard to believe in some sort of malevolent force behind all of this, but even the most religious amongst us are hard pressed to really point out how God or the forces of good are really staying any of this.