Why do some suffer and some don't? Luke 13-14

What is the cause of tragedy and sickness?  This question has stumped man for some time and will continue to cause debate and wrangling in both the world and the church.  A popular book from decades ago (When bad things happen to good people, by Kushner) attempted to guide our minds through the peril of the question.   The question is often asked, "Why do the righteous suffer?" but seldom answered.   In Luke 13 Jesus gives us much insight into the answer and, by faith, we can find what we need. If you approach this from an intellectual way you will be lost as to "why?"   However, if you approach it by faith and take Jesus words as truth you will not only have an answer but the peace that comes from knowing God is in complete control.  In 13:1-16 we see several reasons Jesus gives for tragedy.  In the first part He immediately makes sure that one tragedy vs. another is not always due to a person's individual sin being greater than another .... it should be noted that He doesn't say the tragedy was because of their sin or not because of their sin ... He simply says the "degree" of sin didn't matter in the examples they sighted. In 13:12-16 we see that a women who had a disease was actually afflicted by Satan.    It should be noted that when we see "symptoms" or the "results" of difficulty in a person's life, only God sees the root. We should be careful drawing false conclusions about "cause and effect."   Everything bad in this life is ultimately tied to sin.    But, not everything in this life is sustained or fostered because of sin.   Sometimes Satan has a hand in our demise and difficulty.  Ask Job and his friends about his.   His friends saw symptom and immediately drew a conclusion about effect.  They were wrong.   Make sure when you and I see someone's symptoms we don't draw the same, but wrong, conclusions.   Sometimes God doesn't tell us why someone is suffering or has a tragedy.   Sometimes He does. We should just show mercy.