even though you may feel that way
Most of us live with a quiet question we rarely say out loud:
If God is good… why does life hurt so much?
We are told to trust Him.
We are told that He has a plan.
But when suffering touches our families, our bodies, our finances, our marriages, or our hearts, those words can feel thin.
Yet the prophet Isaiah opens a door that changes everything.
In chapters 46 and 47, God contrasts Himself with the gods of Babylon. Their idols collapse and must be carried away. But God speaks:
“I have made you, and I will bear you; I will carry you and will save you.” (Isaiah 46:4)
Babylon’s gods need to be carried.
Our God carries us.
And that changes the meaning of suffering entirely.
The Body Is Not a Mistake
We often think of ourselves as souls trapped in fragile bodies. But the Christian faith teaches something far more hopeful:
You are not a soul trapped in a body —
you are a soul being formed by a body.
Your hunger teaches dependence.
Your tiredness teaches rest.
Your wounds teach compassion.
Your limits teach humility.
Even your ability to enjoy good food, warm sunlight, laughter, music, and friendship are not random pleasures — they are soul-training gifts. They teach your heart what goodness feels like so you can recognize Heaven when you arrive.
Why Suffering Can Shape Glory
God does not delight in your pain — but He never wastes it.
Saint John Paul II taught that suffering becomes a place where love matures. When we choose to love, forgive, trust, and remain faithful while it hurts, our souls are stretched. And that stretching becomes glory.
Not glory as a trophy —
but glory as capacity for God.
Heaven is not flat.
Every soul shines uniquely — according to how deeply it learned to love here.
Why Jesus Chose the Cross
Jesus did not only come to forgive sins.
He came to show us what a finished human life looks like.
A life that loves through hardship.
A life that trusts through loss.
A life that obeys even when the road is dark.
The Cross is not just how sins are forgiven —
it is the shape of human destiny.
Christ rose still bearing His wounds — not as scars of defeat, but as marks of glory. Your wounds, too, are not meaningless. They are places where eternal light is being formed.
You Are Being Carried
God is not absent from your story.
He is not behind.
He is not confused.
He is carrying you.
Your life is not random.
It is personal formation —
by a Father shaping a son or daughter for eternity.
And one day, every tear will make sense.
Until then, trust the hands that are holding you.
Because they are not letting go.
The musings of Peter 