numb. My point is not to deny the reality of suffering—in particular, suffering that bears the mark of evil (that is, suffering which seems “caused” by a power for no reason)—but rather to suggest that there is no such thing as suffering that challenges belief in the existence of God as such. Just as “God” is not a concept with a univocal meaning but rather the name Christians have been given for the One who alone is worthy to be worshiped, so “suffering” is not simply a “given” but comes in great