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So we're looking at basically suffering through a series of stories, because I think that's one of the things with theology is that we can find the truth.

So what theology actually does is actually abstracts truths that we live on a practical level.

And so sometimes when the truth becomes, in a sense, too obscure,

when the abstract concept becomes too obscure, you know, suffering unites us to Christ.

Okay, that's really abstract, right?

But when you hear it in the concrete through a particular story, it makes a whole lot more sense.

So what I'm doing tonight with this talk is it's actually divided into two different sections.

So the first section is going to look pretty fast.

And so that's all about what we're all looking for, which is happiness.

So that's what we're going to look pretty fast pace.

And then we're going to shift into suffering.

And then I'll tell you also why I chose to present in this way.

So we're going to dive it in with, I'm sure you've read this. You might want to read it because it's absolutely fantastic.

It will help you with the rest of your life with every single conversation you ever have with anyone,

which is Thomas Aquinas is what's called his treatise on happiness.

So it's in the first part of the second part of the summa. Questions 1 through 17, the Treaties on Happiness.

You'll also find this actually echoed in some of his predecessors,

like you philosophy majors, Aristotle, and Boethius, both have covered some of these same topics.

So basically, what is it? All of us want to be happy.

But human beings, like, look out there, look around you, right?

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