"but maybe the bible………… is about suffering

maybe it’s the dozens of psalms about weeping and fear of losing God. maybe it’s Jesus being resurrected with scars on his hands and feet, proof of His terrible death. maybe it’s Elijah in the desert, praying to die. maybe it’s Jeremiah, an outcast prophet who cursed the day he was born. maybe its Job, who lost his entire life in one night. maybe it’s the woman who clutched Jesus’ robe, begging for a cure for her chronic illness. maybe it’s Jesus in Gethsemane, praying for God to take this cup from Him.

maybe the purpose of God’s love is not to immediately save us from all our problems. that would be too easy. maybe God just wants to walk through with us, watch us become stronger through our trials, watch us become examples for other people struggling in this broken world."

I read that this morning, what ever one believes, surely this plays a part.