Another reason: If a logical explanation can be found, we can prevent a repetition of the tragedy. It need not happen again—especially to us. Later we will examine the healing of the blind man in John’s Gospel. The disciples, you remember, asked Jesus whose sin had caused the man’s affliction, his own or his parents. I’ve often wondered what motivated their question. Was it more than theological curiosity? Perhaps lurking in the back of their minds was the idea that if they could discover the specific