Why is this happening to me? Why now? Why in this way?God, where are you?This summer we have been studying together the letter of 1 Peter. Written by a wise and experienced pastor at the end of his life, Peter knew first hand what it is to suffer, to fail, and to lead others into and through both.I imagine that the followers of Jesus 2000 years ago, who were the first to read this letter, asked the same questions we do when we suffer: “Why is this happening to me? Why now? Why in this way? God, where are you?” Often suffering brings with it more suffering because we don’t know why we are going through what we are going through, and we simply just don’t expect it. Our hard circumstances can be made worse by the confusion, shock, and self-doubt that often accompany it.Peter knows this. Jesus knows this.That is one of the reasons we have been given the letter of 1 Peter. God wants us to know that he is doing more in our suffering than getting us out of it.Take a few minutes this weekend to read, meditate on, and pray through 1 Peter 4:1-6. If you are in the midst of a season of suffering these words can help. Yet even for those of us in a season of peace, of course difficulty and suffering in its varied forms can come at any moment. If we want to maintain resilience, even joy, when suffering does come, we must listen well to these words from 1 Peter.I can’t wait to worship together.Pastor David

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