“It’s forcing us to recognize not only the inevitability of our suffering and death, but there is also a sense in which we can recognize what God wants to do with it,” he said.
“We have such an inordinate fear of suffering and dying. And that’s understandable. But at the same time…there’s another life that is not merely human and natural, but divine and supernatural. And that isn’t less valuable, but infinitely more valuable.”
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