Sparky - and the Argument from Evil

She is fading fast now. It is difficult to know how much of one's tristesse is self indulgent, how much is culturally induced, and how much is 'authentic'. Perhaps, as with all subjective judgements, there is no definitive answer. I wonder how the theists can argue that the suffering and premature death of a small and beloved creature can in any way glorify their wretched vision of an intemperate and childish deity? This is the second time I have had to watch a kitten die. I can cope and comprehend if the world is the way I believe it to be, but if I believed there was a god, what a foul and corrupt being that god would have to be.