Will Our Suffering Ever End?

Why It Matters

If there is a reason to believe that suffering will end, such a hope could improve our view of life and even our view of God.

To Think About

Many people would like to eliminate suffering, but they are limited in their ability to do much  about it.  Note the following: 

Despite advances in medicine . . .

* Heart disease remains the larges cause of death.

* Cancer kills millions each year.

* "The world continues to be confronted by longstanding, emerging, and reemerging infectious disease threats," writes Dr. David Bloom in the Journal Frontiers in Immunology.

Despite material prosperity in some lands . . .

* Each year, millions of children die, and those living in impoverish areas are the most likely to be affected.

* Billions of people live without access to adequate sanitation.

* Hundreds of millions have not access to safe water.

Despite increased awareness of human rights. 

* Human trafficking continues in many lands, and countries that have not prosecuted any offenders are  "blind to the problem, or they are ill-equipped to deal with it," says a United Nations report.

Next time: Will Our Suffering Ever End? - What the Bible Says

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