Photography by A. Monaco
Just by living, we know that life can be hard and at times filled with great disappointments, pain and sorrow. The Bible does not offer a cure to our painful existence in so many words. We do not find a methodology on how to avoid or alleviate pain and suffering. Neither do we find a philosophy or even a conclusive understanding of why we suffer. In Scripture, we do however find a God who offers Himself to broken humanity throughout history, culminating in the gift of God the Son who entered our world, taking upon himself all the worst ugliness this world has to offer and changed forever what it means to live in the midst of that ugliness (paraphrasing Professor Stuntz). Life is beautiful and hopeful because God has entered into every nook and cranny of our lives. Scripture presents to us life for what it is, and a loving God on whom we could cling to in life's journey.
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