Lewis "Grief Observed"
Kathy (a little girl): You know how he used to cure people? Jesus, I mean. He cured a blind man once, didn’t he.
Vicar: That’s right.
Kathy: And he could bring people back from dead, too.
Vicar: Mm Hmm. Lazarus.
Kathy: Only he must have let some people die, mustn’t he. Why did he let those people die?
Vicar: Well, uh...you see, uh, people...babies are being born all the time...and, uh...those of us who are here already have got to make room for them, haven’t we.
Kathy: Yes, sir.
Vicar: The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away. That’s what the Bible says, isn’t it?
Kathy: Yes, sir.
Vicar: I mean, God has got more than us to think about. Not only people dying, it’s what we’re doing to the world, that’s what worries Him. You see, we hurt God much more than He hurts us. You don’t have to go very far to see people offending God. What about when you’ve got children taking guttering and lettering and I don’t know what from the church. It’s not only the value, it’s God’s house.
Kathy: But that’s nothing to do with Jesus.
Vicar: Well, it’s going to stop. I’m going to stamp this vandalism out, I’m not having it. I’m going to take very strong measures in the future.
Kathy: Yes, sir.
Vicar: So, you pass it around.
Charlie (Kathy's younger brother): He doesn’t know, does he?
"Whistle Down the Wind"