Suffering ceases to be suffering when you have a redemptive perspective.

You never question the truth of something until you have to explain it to a skeptic.

I asked God to help me understand the story of the forest and what it means to be a tree in that story.

How disappointing would it be get to heaven and find out God created life to be enjoyed while all we did was worry?

God doesn't give us crying, pooping children because he wants to advance our careers.

I've wondered, though, if one of the reasons we fail to acknowledge the brilliance of life is because we don't want the responsibility inherent in the acknowledgment. We don't want to be characters in a story because characters have to move and breathe and face conflict with courage. And if life isn't remarkable, then we don't have to do any of that; we can be unwilling victims instead of grateful participants.

Good writers show rather than tell. Stories are told in action. Life stories are no different.