This is Max Locato. The Bible says in Romans 828 that in everything, God works for the good of those who love him.

Do this simple exercise. Remove the word everything and replace it with the symbol of your tragedy.

How would Romans 828 read in your life? In hospital stays, God works for the good. In divorce papers, God works

for the good. As hard as it may be for you to believe, you could be only a Saturday away from

a resurrection, hours from that precious prayer of a changed heart. God, you did this for me?

Everything that was written in the past was written to teach us,

Paul said. The scriptures give us patience and encouragement so that we can have hope. You see,

these are not somewhere over the rainbow illusions. They are historic moments in which a real

God met real pain.

So we could answer the question, where is God when I hurt?