We all know that life is hard. Thank God, Jesus told us in this world we would have tribulation – great trials, hardship and suffering (John 16:33). He didn’t deceive us by letting us think otherwise. Both the Old and New Testament clearly give one account after another of the pain borne in this world. Reeling with the covid pandemic, the entire world endured affliction and death. Loved ones died. Many of us suffered through the ordeal and yet lived. However, reflecting on the last four years, my personal journey involved more suffering during that period: five surgeries, three other hospitalizations, and worst of all, the death of our 2-year-old…