If God is so good why is there evil in the world? Why do bad things happen to innocent people? How could an all good God create evil?
In one sense we shouldn't fear evil because Our Lord has all power over it as the Gospel alludes to today. In another sense we have to take evil very seriously because the damage it can do to our souls.
It is important to understand that God did not "create" evil, He created all things to be good (including Lucifer and the fallen angels). God did give us free will from which all evil flows. Evil is also not a "thing" per se. Evil is an absence of good. God wants us to use our free will to choose Him and all His goodness. Through faith in Christ, daily prayer and the Sacraments, Christians can receive the graces necessary to battle evil and overcome.
The following link by Dr. Peter Kreeft is a good article on the topic of evil:
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