The Enigma Of Suffering

INTRO: I want to speak to us this morning on the enigma of suffering. To man, suffering is an enigma. It is a puzzle. To many, the question as to why people have to suffer is totally unanswerable. Many ask, if there is a God, or if God is good, why is life filled with trouble? Why is there suffering? Why are there so many problems in life? Why are there catastrophes? How can a good God allow such things as tsunamis or earth quakes, or droughts, or flooding? And if we don't have tsunamis or earthquakes, still we all experience adversity. Our suffering may be mental, as in depression; or it may be physical, still it is suffering. Why suffering? Maybe we ask such questions as why did my baby die? Why was my husband killed in that accident? Why, why, why? Is there an answer to such questions? Or does heaven have an answer?