![Suffering is not blessed because it is suffering but because it is [Christ's]. Suffering is not the context that explains the cross; the cross is the context that explains suffering.](/assets/img/quote-photos/suffering-is-not-blessed-because-it-is-suffering-but-because-it-is-christs-su.jpg)
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