does everything happen for a reason?

Yes, but not all reasons are good.

I think we sometimes ask this question because we are thinking, "Well, if God allowed it to happen, it must be good." And we convince ourselves to just wait long enough and it will be good.

The truth is that this (the post title) is not a good question!

A better question is: Why do bad things happen?
And: Is a bad thing ever a good thing?

So, see the next few posts!