Reflection Starter from C. S. Lewis

“A merciful man aims at his neighbor's good and so does 'God's will,' consciously co-operating with 'the simple good.' A cruel man oppresses his neighbor, and so does simple evil. But in doing such evil, he is used by God, without his own knowledge and consent, to produce the complex good - so that the first man serves God as a man, and the second as a tool. For you will certainly carry out God's purpose, however you act, but it makes a difference to you whether you serve like Judas or like John." - C. S. Lewis (in The Problem of Pain)