When we Suffer

When you're ill or hurting, does God ever seem silent? David knew that silence: "Why have You forgotten me?" he cried, as wave after wave rolled over him — waves he knew came from God's own hand. The deep was calling to deep, and it felt like drowning.

But is God really silent in our suffering? This meditation, drawn from Psalms 42–46, walks through the hard questions of pain that won't lift and prayers that seem unanswered — and finds its answer in a startling place: Jesus is Himself the Deep who calls to us. He went deeper into suffering than anyone ever has, and He now stands in the depths with His hands held out to hold us through ours. From the silence of the cross to the full armor of God to Paul's thorn in the flesh, it's an honest look at how we suffer well — clinging to a sovereign, suffering Savior who has promised to carry us through.