What is Human Suffering
An Introduction —— Human life has beauty, joy, purpose, love, and moments that are good. Yet, human life also has darkness, depression, obscurity, loss, and moments that are painful.
What do we call these moments and seasons of life that make us feel like this is not the way the world is supposed to be?
Moments like a global pandemic.
Moments like the murder of an innocent black man.
Moments like a deep dark depression that overshadows life.
Moments like living with chronic pain or illness.
We call this human suffering —— Human suffering is the troublesome, distressing, and painful experiences we face in a broken world.
I have experienced my share of human suffering, like you. And it is hard and painful. It is never easy walking through moments of suffering. There are no platitudes and easy solutions that relieve the pain of suffering.
When we suffer —— we sense this inner emotion that this is not the way the world was meant to be—there is something different, something better, a world that was designed without all of this pain.
There is something different.
There is something better.
We have hope in the midst of suffering.
We have beauty in the midst of the pain.
We can make good when all feels bad.
We can bring beauty and goodness into this world.
We know in the depths of our soul that there are Better Days Ahead.
Hoping with and for you today.
Wesley Towne, Founder