I went to a valid, non- Consiliar priest for confession and expressed my dismay at a particular difficult situation that arose in our lives (through no apparent fault of our own) and that i was (ridiculously) angry at God about it. My anger at God was the sin I confessed- stupid but true.
The priest told me that God had "nothing to do" with the situation, and that God did not cause it. ( I know He didn't cause it ,but to me it was certainly in His Will to allow it, and His choice to let it transpire... which put's it all in God's grand ballpark anyway)
I agree that the anger was childish and that's why I confessed it, but I was really more upset after confession, trying to absorb the "God had nothing to do with it" advice.
My hope was that , outside of sin, God has EVERYTHING to do with it, and even if it appears burdensome and dificult for us, that somehow the situation is for the betterment of our souls and in His Omnipotence turns to good for His Glory. The priest's response was rather chilling for me- it made me feel that God is not "involved' with our human circuмstances, kind of like an "allah" figure. The past couple of days I didn't even have any personal intentions for my prayers because I didn't know if there was any point in asking. I don't know why I felt so wounded by those words, but I was. I know I am sounding pretty immature right about now ( I most certainly chronologically am not)
In defense of the Priest, there was not a lot of time to discuss my possible misunderstanding(?) due to the long confession line.
I just felt deflated.