All Sad Things Really Do Come Untrue

A Lenten reflection, moving into Holy Week.

Remarkably, God’s hidden glory shows up meaningfully in life’s beauty as well as in life’s pain.

The Apostle Paul, whose life and ministry were filled with trouble, reveals his appreciation for the hidden glory when he writes:

“We rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces…