Romans 8:18-22 | Christianity dignifies us by being honest about the reality of suffering in this world, while at the same time giving us the most helpful & hopeful resources for facing dark days with courage. Acknowledging both our present pain, while having our eyes set on a future glory, gives us a new perspective. As C.S. Lewis said, “They say of some temporal suffering, ‘No future bliss can make up for it,’ not knowing that Heaven, once attained, will work backwards and turn even that agony into a glory.”