Suffering is a part of our lives. For a casual observer, it seems that some people suffer while others are having it easy. None of us like the suffering of any kind and our initial response is as to how best we can alleviate suffering, especially in our personal lives.
Suffering raises many questions and elicits a number of answers also.
Someone asked C.S. Lewis, “Why do the righteous suffer?” “Why not?” he replied, “They are the only ones who can take it.”
In this brief course, we will try to answer the following questions:
In the lessons below, we will also briefly address some wrong understanding of people about suffering and introduce some right perspectives about suffering as a Christian.