Flood, Plagues, Wars... and a Loving God?

[short]Author: Fr. Gabriel Wissa, Pages: 140[/short][long] God has endured rejection, contempt, spitting, beatings, crown of thorns, and spear to His side and He was nailed to the cross and resurrected for our sakes. He did so for the salvation of every individual on this planet, saint and murderer alike. Yes, even the murderer! What Great Love! This Love is remarkably noticeable in the New Testament, especially in the gospels, where one can only imagine an All-Patient, All-Caring, All-Loving God that willingly gives His priceless life for us, His weak creation. On the other hand, a quick glimpse at the Old Testament could easily distort this image and lead some people to believe that the Old Testament God is quite unloving or even cruel. How can the God that commands to give the other cheek allow for someone to be stoned because of a sin? How can God that asks to bless those who curse us, allow the flood to annihilate the people that He supposedly cares for? How is it possible that th