SUMMARY

1. God can always bring good out of evil and suffering.  The important thing about suffering is what to do with it.

2. The Christian offers his or her sufferings to God as a prayer along with Jesus’ offering of himself on the Cross.

3. We cannot fully tell why human suffering should be, but we know that God has shared it and we can share it with him.

Reference

Alexander, C.F. (1848) There is a green hill far away.  Available from: http://www.oremus.org/hymnal/t/t435.html  (Accessed 17 August 2010) (Internet).